jen-bryant
@jen-bryant
Writer, runner, stray cat whisperer. Midwestern transplant with Southern roots. Words in The Sun, Ms., Cleaver, JMWW, Matter News, & more. 2025 Ucross Fellow. Senior editor @muthamagazine, book reviewer @publisherswkly, & CNF reader @mudseasonreview.
Parasites in the produce, wildfire smoke in the air…what a time to be an outdoor runner & vegetarian
Very happy to announce that I received a 2026 Funds for Artists grant from the Greater Columbus Arts Council to support my writing! #GCACGrants #ArtMakesCbus
Missed my flight home after four hours in the TSA line at the New Orleans airport…are we great yet? Drowning my sorrows with airport cocktails & beignets.
My little essay was nominated for a Pushcart Prize! 💞 Thank you, HerStry! #pushcart
Spending the past two weeks as a fellow at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming was a dream come true. Thank you for the gift of space and time! #ucross
Loved this beautiful event last night at the Columbus Metropolitan Library for The People’s Project! I could listen to @theferocity.bsky.social & @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in conversation all day. ✨
So excited to have an essay in Vol. 5 of @anodynemag.bsky.social.✨ The space they’ve created for FLINTA voices is incredible - check them out!
Thrilled and humbled to have an essay in the latest issue of Mountain Bluebird Magazine. Many thanks to @jenny-forrester.bsky.social for this gorgeous labor of love! ✨