Jennifer Worrell
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Jennifer Worrell

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Jennifer Worrell got hooked on writing stories in kindergarten using mimeographed prompts. Her supplier, Mrs. Davenport, kept a stash of the Purple Monster handy for a quick fix. Though she kicked the habit for a short time, Jenny's writing problem has spiraled out of control. But don't worry. She can quit whenever she wants to.

Her debut novel, Edge of Sundown, was re-released in January 2024.

Her short stories and essays have been published in As It Ought to Be, Quail Bell, Ink Foundry, To L.A. With Love, Hooghly Review, West England Bylines, NECKSNAP Magazine, Broken Antler Magazine, Channel Magazine, and many other fine magazines and anthologies. For a full list and more links, check out linktr.ee/JenniferWorrell. ...more

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Edge of Sundown
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HUNGRY? CHICAGO
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Simplifying Life Into a Handful of Lists, 2024

One of the great things about working in education is the two-week long break we receive as part of winter intersession (their words, not mine; wintersession was right there).

I planned to spend most of that time on big projects I kept putting off and writing a shit-ton of pages. Outside of a few meanderances between errand runs, or as part of a marketing blitz, I limited my social media use and t

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