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Jennifer Baker

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Jennifer Baker is a publishing professional, creator/host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and faculty for Bay Path University's low-res MFA in Nonfiction. Jennifer is the editor of the short story anthology EVERYDAY PEOPLE: THE COLOR OF LIFE (Atria Books, 2018) and the author of the YA novel FORGIVE ME NOT (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2023).

In 2017, she was awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Fellowship & Queens Council on the Arts New Work Grant (as well as their award for Artistic Excellence) for Nonfiction Literature. Her writing has appeared in Newtown Literary (for which her short story "The Pursuit of Happiness" was nominated for a 2017 Pushcart Prize). She was previously a contributing editor to Electric Literature and has written for print and
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Jennifer Baker I don't get writer's block as much as I need moments of rest or just get stuck with a story or essay. In those moments that's when a break happens or …moreI don't get writer's block as much as I need moments of rest or just get stuck with a story or essay. In those moments that's when a break happens or I need to just not write but read to see how others unravel stories. (less)
Jennifer Baker FORGIVE ME NOT was an idea I had several years ago when I was watching a TV show FORGIVE AND FORGET. The premise of that show lead me to consider what…moreFORGIVE ME NOT was an idea I had several years ago when I was watching a TV show FORGIVE AND FORGET. The premise of that show lead me to consider what a justice system would look like in a similar vein of who is judging young people who were deemed "criminals." (less)
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I got to read for pleasure again in 2023! What a concept, y’all. And I am hoping to do more pleasure reading in 2024. Since 2020, my reading has been impacted due to (a) pandemic, duh; (b) not traveling to an office job during the week, which is where I did most of my reading; and (c) job stuff—be it acquiring/editing full-time and/or teaching. And one cannot forget the release of my own book at t

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“The way my parents are reacting to this and last week’s Trials reminds me how much is and isn’t in their control. We’re all experiencing this together with Letta, only we can’t be there to help her. We did this to her.” (Vince, Pg. 261)”
Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

“...Counselor Susan was right about one thing: We’re more than our worst mistakes.” (Violetta, Pg. 304)”
Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not

“All this got me wondering: Is that what forgiveness is? Is it forgetting and moving on? Is it doing whatever it takes to hear “I forgive you”? Is the word “sorry” ever enough?” (Violetta, Pg. 336)”
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“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
Rudyard Kipling

“The pause makes you think the song will end. And then the song isn't really over, so you're relieved. But then the song does actually end, because every song ends, obviously, and THAT. TIME. THE. END. IS. FOR. REAL.”
Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

“We stand there, quiet. My questions all seem wrong: How did you get so old? Was it all at once, in a day, or did you peter out bit by bit? When did you stop having parties? Did everyone else get old too, or was it just you? Are other people still here, hiding in the palm trees or holding their breath underwater? When did you last swim your laps? Do your bones hurt? Did you know this was coming and hide that you knew, or did it ambush you from behind?”
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“She was clean": no piercings, tattoos, or scarifications. All the kids were now. And who could blame them, Alex thought, after watching three generations of flaccid tattoos droop like moth-eaten upholstery over poorly stuffed biceps and saggy asses?”
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