Bøger af Jen Knox

TO BEGIN AGAIN is a collection of short stories and essays that focus on the subtle realizations we all come to that, often unexpectedly, lead to life-altering circumstances. "Moving, intense, yet crafted with a delicate touch...a unique collection of stories that urges us to examine the complex wounds and wonderments of the human experience." Beth Hoffman, bestselling author of "Saving CeeCee Honeycutt" "Jen Knox has put her unique characters in situations with twists and turns that constantly surprise..." Steve Lindahl, author of "Motherless Soul" "Knox explores the human condition with wisdom, subtlety, and the understanding that sometimes just asking the question is answer enough." Dave Hoing, author of "Hammon Falls" and "Voices of Arra" "Knox has once again proven to be a skilled weaver of words..." Kenneth, author of Widow's Walk" and "Memoirs from the Asylum"

Winner of Prize Americana for Prose, Jen Knox's The Glass City and Other Stories is a shrewd yet playful collection that explores the dangers of extremes with a subtle, skillful elegance. In these sixteen stories, weather becomes a mirror for the internal struggles of Knox's indelible cast of characters. An aging acrobat looks for connectivity online as her city floods, two sisters are tasked to spread their mother's ashes on flowers that no longer exist, a man's scars become tattoos as he attempts to outrun truth, a reluctant host shares an island's secrets, and families survive natural disasters that shake out lies and bury inhibitions.

When Emerson was twelve, she was enamored by her grandmother Amelia and believed that what others saw as eccentricity or mental illness was instead a misunderstood gift. Five years later, hardened by her mother's suicide and worried that she might be destined for a similar fate, Emerson visits Amelia at The Lavender House, a mental health facility for the elderly, to learn more about the enigmatic women in her family who found either magic or madness in response to a world that often seemed too small to contain them. As Amelia's warped fairy tale emerges, buried stories are unearthed, and everything Emerson thinks she knows shifts as she begins to confront her own magical thinking and burgeoning feelings toward her best friend, Courtney.

This book contains 500 ideas for artists and writers to break blocks, stretch the imagination, and unleash creativity.

Collection of short stories by Jen Knox, winner of the Prize Americana for Prose.Resolutions is a multi-perspective family drama. Molly May is barely a teenager, but she is adept at navigating extremes. Between her self-help addicted and often-intolerant mother, rebellious and idealistic sister, and two younger brothers—Joey, who seems destined for stardom, and Myron, who seems destined for prison—she has her work cut out for her. Meanwhile, Jasmine, a mother of four, is just trying to find some semblance of freedom. She dreams of finding relief from recurring energy 'shifts' that she attributes to a curse. It isn’t until her oldest, Allie, is brutally attacked, and everyone is reunited, that her energy shifts for good. Resolutions is an exploration of freedom and perspective through a coming-of-age lens.Jen Knox's short stories can be found in over eighty publications, including The Best Small Fictions 2017, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Quarterly Review, Juked, Literary Orphans, Room Magazine, The Santa Fe Writers Project Quarterly, and The Saturday Evening Post. Knox is a writing coach and an academic program manager at Ohio State University.