jenn

Jennifer Spirko is a writer and creator who still lives in rural Blount County, where she grew up. In addition to writing for Let’s Be Blount, she creates content and plans events at Southland Books / The Bird and the Book. She has worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor, a graduate-school thesis advisor and a librarian; along the way, she has taught English at five different colleges and won on Jeopardy!. She would love to talk to you about Shakespeare, Dungeons & Dragons or disability justice. Jenn has two adult children and a houseful of cats.

Articles by jenn

A brick building with a brown roof under a blue, partly clouded sky. A large black sign to the left reads David's Abbey Carpets and Floors, Tile, Wood, LVP.

More than Floors

David’s Abbey Builds Connections in Blount After a half-century doing business in neighboring counties, David’s Abbey Carpet & Floors has

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Village Vibes

Greenway Village Brings Smiles It started with a dream. Seven years ago, James Tomiczek began envisioning a new kind of

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Theater for Everyone

BCA’s Arts For All Creates Welcoming Experiences The arts are for everyone. That’s the principle behind much of Broadway Centre

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