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

  • Before I Was a Writer

    by Jennifer Frost

    When we’re working, we write when we can, between shifts, on cigarette breaks, in our heads as we navigate the days. Day jobs can be obstacles. Or, they may give unexpected raw material for memorable stories.

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  • In the Marble Maze: A Widower’s Memoir by Olafur Teitur Gudnason

    by Jennifer Frost

    In the Marble Maze is one of many memorials Gudnason creates for Engilbjort. As he sorts through relics, photos, and clothing, he takes time to remember.

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  • The Complementary Arts

    by Jennifer Frost

    The vast empty page and the impossible task of stringing words across the white abyss. Did I just call a blank page the ‘white abyss?’ Break time, please.

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  • May Reads

    by Jennifer Frost

    “It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.” ― C.S. Lewis

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  • Figurines by Jamie Boud

    by Jennifer Frost

    Jamie Boud illustrates Figurines with skilled sketches guiding us through a story where reality, fantasy, and dreams are interchangeable.

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