Jennifer Frost Writes

“We write to create the books that we would like to read, that haven’t yet been written—possibly.”—Joyce Carol Oates

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What Would Mother Think?

by Jennifer Frost

I follow the most basic writer’s advice: Write what you know.
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Stories for the Apocalypse #1: Notes on the New Normal by Ben Tallon

by Jennifer Frost

The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing us, as suggested by this book’s subtitle, into a new normal. Ben Tallon dives in to document this strange global transition with his Stories for the Apocalypse #1.
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Reading Room Recommends

by Jennifer Frost

“Why, what’s the matter, That you have such a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?” William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing My Mistress’s Sparrow is Dead by Jeffrey Eugenides (Editor) This anthology of love stories includes pieces by an array of literary notables. Never trite or tired, Eugenides has selected stories that…
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Milkman by Anna Burns

by Jennifer Frost

Milkman is set in a war zone. It is a coming-of-age story full of awakenings in the face of the crimes of history with their malingering cult of violence. But that’s the least of what it is.
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What’s An Invoice?

by Jennifer Frost

Until last week, I’d never sold a story. Not for money. And while my first fee is modest, it required me to produce my first invoice.
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