writers blog – Jennifer Frost Writes

October 13, 2022

Of Course, I Didn’t

The night my parents reported me missing, the police came over and searched the house. Missing kids can turn up in closets where they’ve dozed off playing hide-and-seek.

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September 15, 2022

Story Archive

Visit my Story Archive for pieces from my past.

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September 12, 2022

Meet Me at the Corner of Paper Street and Pixel Avenue

In 2012, I was working as a bookseller at Barnes and Noble, the year they launched the first Nook e-reader.

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September 8, 2022

Not Another Book List

These are not suggestions. You’ve heard enough of those. Read on if book recommendations bore you.

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September 5, 2022

Hitting the Press

The Streets of Sorrow, a short story inspired by true events, will appear in print in the coming weeks.

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August 29, 2022

Coming Soon

My newest story, Of Course I Didn’t, has been accepted for publication this fall in the online literary magazine, Rock Salt Journal.

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August 5, 2022

Sofa

Just 101 words long, this piece takes less than a minute to read. Micro fiction challenges prose writers to be as succinct as poets, who craft full narratives with powerful precise language.

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June 13, 2022

How A-muse-ing: or, Use an Inspiration Tape Like a Champ

Though there’s not a lot of room for analysis in a little-known (but totally awesome) 90s comedy, there’s plenty to say about inspiration tapes. Artists throughout history have turned to muses.

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June 10, 2022

June Reads

Summer reads for June 2022.

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May 13, 2022

Send Her Back and Other Stories

New immigrants and first-generation Americans bring life into focus. Through their eyes, we see ourselves again for the first time.

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