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Jenny Cutler Lopez

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Jenny Cutler Lopez is a writer fascinated with people from all walks of life. She resides in Virginia after living across Canada, the U.S., and England, moving thirty-seven times in as many years. Her work experience includes sausage maker, bartender, antique seller, and specialty cupcake business owner. Through all of it, Jenny discovered fact is truly stranger than fiction and there is no better story than one of truth and insight.

Jenny’s most recent book: Who I Am: American Scar Stories shares twelve true stories of lives interrupted by physically scarring life-changing events. Colorful portraits and inspiring stories reveal the turning point for organ recipient and fashion designer Amy Tippins, dog attack victim Skylar Helms, Miss Ameri ...more

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Who I Am: American Scar Stories

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November 2015: Your top 3 nonfiction must-reads

The autumn winds swept away November in a flash. This month, I mostly published pieces for Northern Virginia Magazine (NVM) – my favorite being a short travel piece entitled Vintage Virginia.

Two pieces I wrote before I began work for NVM were also published this month. My Girl Angel is as Shallow As Sin is in print at the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in Indianapolis and a magazine pr

Jenny’s Quotes

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
― Kahlil Gibran

tags: scars, souls, suffering

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“Loneliness is just a passing disillusion we can conquer by acknowledging those around us.”
― Jenny Cutler Lopez, Who I Am: American Scar Stories

tags: gratitude, inspirational, loneliness

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“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
― Lois Lowry, The Giver

tags: loneliness, memories, pain, share

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“Scar tissue has no character. It's not like skin. It doesn't show age or illness or pallor or tan. It has no pores, no hair, no wrinkles. It's like a slip cover. It shields and disguises what's beneath. That's why we grow it; we have something to hide. ”
― Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted

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“I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsiblity on the West Coast.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

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Aug 24, 2014 10:17AM

Who I Am: American Scar Stories is nominated for the 2014 Best Nonfiction Howey Award!! Support Jenny with two simple clicks at this link. bit.ly/1r5uhhd Your support and encouragement for this indie author award is deeply appreciated. If you remember, you can vote every 24 hours until the contest closes. :) Have a wonderful Sunday.

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