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

Calling Blount Writers

“Writers come to writing from all kinds of backgrounds and with a variety of hopes for their writing. Some hope to be published, of course, but just as many want to record family stories or do it for their own pleasure.”

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Honoring Captain Lones

“I want all the good people at home to know that I shall do my utmost to take good care of their sons that are under my charge….”

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Woman holding pumpkin in corn field

Chills in the Hills!

With fall starting, finally, to nip the air, and trees starting to hint at autumn colors, Halloween activities have cranked up here in Blount County.

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