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Category Archives: Prose

A Cornered Gurl 6 Word Story Challenge

6 Word Story Challenge

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 27, 2023Posted inProseTags:6 word story, a cornered gurl, medium, Prose, published, writer, writing, writing community11 Comments on A Cornered Gurl 6 Word Story Challenge

The Jam Files #11 — Jet Lagged Edition

I’m existing as a shadow who can’t find the body it belongs to.

Posted byJennifer PatinoFebruary 3, 2023Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:blog, jam files, personal, writers, writing, writing community33 Comments on The Jam Files #11 — Jet Lagged Edition

Happy Halloween!

Some of my microfiction included in the “#horrorprompt Anthology Volume 1”

Posted byJennifer PatinoOctober 31, 2022Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:anthology, horror, horrorpormpt, published writing, writing, writing community16 Comments on Happy Halloween!

The Jam Files #10 : Just For You

Your homeland stays inside your bloodstream. When you’re away from it for too long your veins begin to burn with longing.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 20, 2022March 20, 2022Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:home, life, march, michigan, personal, Prose, the jam files, writer, writers, writing, writing community27 Comments on The Jam Files #10 : Just For You

The Jam Files #9: Hijacked

As if the body didn’t have enough foreign invaders to fight off.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, coronavirus, covid 19, health, january, personal, personal essay, Prose, spoonies, the jam files, writer, writers, writing, writing community34 Comments on The Jam Files #9: Hijacked

I’m a Tenant in My Own Body & the Space Keeps Changing

I fought for doctors to listen to me.
To believe me.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJanuary 2, 2022January 2, 2022Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, essay, january, new year, personal, personal essay, Prose, writer, writers, writing41 Comments on I’m a Tenant in My Own Body & the Space Keeps Changing

The Jam Files #7 — “The Void is Abysmal”

I’ve tiptoed out of the world.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 23, 2021Posted inProseTags:Prose, september, the jam files, writer, writers, writing, writing community13 Comments on The Jam Files #7 — “The Void is Abysmal”

Visions Again

Lie awake, craving the taste of lakewater and the scent of September rhubarb.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 14, 2021Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:anishinaabe, anishinaabemowin, haibun, haiku, ojibwe, ojibwemowin, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, Prose, prose poem, writer, writers, writing, writing community13 Comments on Visions Again

This Is

I am a burden with a mouth.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 3, 2021September 3, 2021Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:archive, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, Prose, prose poem, prose poetry, writer, writers, writing, writing community2 Comments on This Is

A reading of “Benchmarked”

Hey everybody! A dear friend of mine has done a truly wonderful reading of my latest Jam File piece, “Benchmarked“.

Posted byJennifer PatinoAugust 15, 2021August 15, 2021Posted inProseTags:annie ray music, audio, reading, spoken word, writing, writing community24 Comments on A reading of “Benchmarked”

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