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Who I am:
http://www.jenknox.com
http://www.musicalchairsbook.com
http://twitter.com/JenKnox2
http://amzn.com/0984259422 (to purchase Musical Chairs)
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
Author of MUSICAL CHAIRS & TO BEGIN AGAIN
My writing is:
Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Blog Posts
Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
Yes
Services I offer to other writers:
Editing and Writing Services, Mentoring and Tutoring for Students
I found out about She Writes from:
Maria Savva

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Jen Knox earned her MFA from Bennington's Writing Seminars. She works as a creative writing professor at San Antonio College. She served as Fiction Editor and Workshop Coordinator at Our Stories Literary Journal.

Jen is the author of Musical Chairs and To Begin Again. Some of her short stories and essays have been published or are forthcoming in Annalemma Magazine, Bananafish, Bartleby Snopes, Eclectic Flash, Flashquake, Foundling Review, Fwriction:Review, The Houston Literary Journal, LITSNACK, Metazen, Midwest Literary Magazine, Narrative Magazine, Pure Slush, Ramshackle Review, Short Story America, Slow Trains, SLAB, Superstition Review & Used Furniture Review. Her work has earned finalist status in Glimmer Train's 2008 Family Matters Competition and 2009 Fiction Open Contest. Her poetry has earned finalist status in New Letters 2010 Poetry Competition. She recently won Banafish Magazine's 2010 Short Story Competition. Jen lives in San Antonio, Texas. She is currently working on a novel.

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At 5:53pm on September 28, 2010, Shelley StoutShelley Stout said…
Thank you, Jennifer!
At 8:20am on May 23, 2010, Nancy Duci DenofioNancy Duci Denofio said…
And GREAT to meet you! To end that first story of the 7th grade english teacher, he would lean against the wall and watch all the girls go by, - during those days it wasn't unheard of, about teachers getting away with things! Now, thank goodness no one is locked inside a closet, or made to sit under the desk for hours. Bubble gum like a fool on their nose! Oh that list can go on - that I remember of not me, but others. Education has improved LOL
At 7:36am on May 23, 2010, Nancy Duci DenofioNancy Duci Denofio said…
Hi Jennifer, thanks for the friend invite. I write about the past and started writing as a young girl. The first thing I ever published was in the 7th grade, and my English teacher could not stand me, I was placed at the door, and his pets were around his desk. But, I was the only one published in his class. Probably because I had more time to concentrate then those he stared at! 7th grade was always tough! Thanks again, Nancy
At 3:50pm on May 4, 2010, NESINESI said…
Jennifer, it has been a whlie since I have been here...thx so much for Ur comment about my profile pic... :-)
At 7:49am on April 11, 2010, Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson BrownNicky Wheeler-Nicholson Brown said…
Jennifer, thank you for "friending" me. Absolutely beautiful writing. Keep in touch and let me know what you are up to. Take care. Nicky
At 7:20pm on March 7, 2010, Phoebe WilcoxPhoebe Wilcox said…
I started it when I was nineteen and am putting the finishing touches on it right now. That's a long time but I wasn't always working on it. I let it veg out in my closet a lot, too. Got reinspired a few years ago and got back into it. So it took over twenty years, but really it took more like five, maybe? Or ten? Who knows? How about you?
At 10:45am on February 15, 2010, Shirley Marie JohnsonShirley Marie Johnson said…
Thank you for allowing me to become your friend. Love to you.
At 8:45pm on January 19, 2010, Andrea Joy Cohen, MDAndrea Joy Cohen, MD said…
I appreciate meeting you!
Andrea
At 8:43am on January 3, 2010, Pauline Frederica KiernanPauline Frederica Kiernan said…
Hi Jennifer
Thanks for inviting me - looking forward to reading your posts.
Very best wishes,
Pauline
At 8:35am on January 2, 2010, Branka RuzakBranka Ruzak said…
Hi Jennifer -

Happy New Year!
Thanks for the invite. I'm definitely interested in reading Musical Chairs.
Safe travels in the meantime. I look forward to more posts when you get back.
Best - Branka

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Gratitude

Posted on January 27, 2010 at 1:05pm 2 Comments

Tuesday, January 26, 2010



Here's what I came home to: a handsome, somewhat-skinnier husband; a confused but grateful dog; San Antonio's beautiful January weather and crazy drivers; a huge, ominous stack of mail; a very clean apartment. So now what?

I'm thirty. I have a MFA in Writing and Literature from Bennington College (see left: biting my lip, waiting for my name to be called). I got my first book… Continue
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Getting Yelled At By Neighbors ... Again

Posted on December 18, 2009 at 5:23pm 0 Comments

My dog, a Blue Heeler named Buddy, watches every move I make with detached interest. I sometimes feel as though I am his personal reality TV star. After all, he follows me from room to room, even sitting outside the bathroom when I go. This never bothered me; in fact, I found my short spunky shadow a reassuring, accepting presence in my life.



Because I'm off work, I am beginning to notice that his clingy behavior is getting worse. He's expecting too much from me: walks five times a… Continue
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A Meditation on Marriage (Part One)

Posted on December 13, 2009 at 9:07am 1 Comment

[POSTED ON OUR SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY]

A Meditation on Marriage

The repetition and awkwardness of the question evoked irritation, something like the metal scrape of a dentist's pick as it moves along the gum line.



When’s the wedding?



I know it’s a fair question, a somewhat fair assumption. When two people are in a long-term relationship, the discussion of marriage seems inevitable. After all, when Chris was offered a… Continue
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Not The Mama

Posted on December 12, 2009 at 6:17am 2 Comments

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I once had a neighbor tell me that I would never be complete until I had children. I was yet to know that I wouldn't be able to have them. He had made his comment casually--we were playing chess and odds are, we were drinking, too. It was early in my career as a dancer; and at the time, drinking and chess made me quite happy, so I remember shrugging it off, telling my neighbor he had no idea what he was talking about. I was thoroughly… Continue
 
 
 

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