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Jennifer Jordan

@jenjordan.bsky.social

Writer of creative nonfiction, poetry, and scholarly stuff. Librarian, professor, mumsy. She/her. New Mexican. Words: Creative Nonfiction, This American Life, Hayden's Ferry Review, & more. https://jenniferjordanwrites.com

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Oh yes, I definitely threw my head back and cackled.

06.10.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But your suggestion is giving me ideas!

06.10.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No! Usually, it was my students who told me, "I can't read your writing. It looks like a serial killer wrote it." And then I would laugh.

06.10.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

People have told me my handwriting looks like a serial killer's. A good, inky pen makes my writing look even more menacing.

06.10.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just the cloud and paper

06.10.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is standing in front of a wall of books with a sign that says pay tv on it ALT: a woman is standing in front of a wall of books with a sign that says pay tv on it
06.10.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Creative nonfiction, poems, and now scholarly articles 🀯. I journal too.

06.10.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. It's a Wordpress theme that was just nerdy enough. What do you write?

06.10.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Destroys is a more fitting verb.

06.10.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ya me neither, unfortunately!!! Motivation is hard too.

06.10.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™ƒ Okay good. You seem like a real person, so I'm glad my ability to detect humans is still strong.

06.10.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh geez. Who are you?

06.10.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. I try to keep it even keeled since I use my real identity on this platform πŸ€”

06.10.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.10.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I come here for the capybaras at ICE detention centers.

06.10.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Repetitive, too!

06.10.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman wearing a denim jacket with a pin on it smiles ALT: a woman wearing a denim jacket with a pin on it smiles

Me, rawdogging reality.

06.10.2025 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜†

02.10.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What are the rules?

02.10.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It'll be an hour of Barry Gibb impersonations.

02.10.2025 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am starting a new service where I slash the tires of expensive cars in Silicon Valley unless their owners specifically opt-out.

30.09.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 761    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4

Obvs, the imagery and lyrical quality. And who doesn't like a detritis story?

29.09.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.

23.09.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1407    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 25

Yes, she gets all the vaccines. In fact, we just got our Covid and flu shots last night. We like science.

23.09.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good idea

23.09.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks 😊

23.09.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you using inductive or deductive reasoning?

23.09.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am now the parent of one adult humanπŸ₯³.

23.09.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

There is still time.

23.09.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Big blue sky with white clouds and a little rainbow above an intersection

Big blue sky with white clouds and a little rainbow above an intersection

Rush hour in Albuquerque is not always this pretty.

23.09.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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