My name is Jennifer Larson, and I’m a writer and editor based in Nashville, Tennessee. I have a bachelor’s degree in English from Rhodes College and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. I am a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and in the past, I belonged to several other professional journalism organizations, including the Education Writers Association and the Association of Health Care Journalists.
In the past, I have written for a variety of publications, including The Desert Sun, the daily newspaper of Palm Springs, California, and NurseZone.com, a national nursing and health care website. My work has also appeared in the following publications: Her Nashville, Desert Magazine, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The San Diego Daily Transcript, Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Health Care News, American Journalism Review and Memphis magazine.
Currently I am freelancing for several publications. I mostly specialize in writing about health care and family issues. I get paid for those, but this blog is a labor of love in which I get to pretend that lots of people are interested in what I have to say. I’ll be writing about the media and other current events, but I’ll also weigh in on anything that amuses and distracts me. You can contact me at larson_jennifer [at] yahoo [dot] com.
7 responses so far ↓
Monica // December 5, 2008 at 7:27 pm
I care! I care!
You amaze me. You have to be busy, but you somehow find a way to let that natural writer’s voice belt out a few lines daily. I’m proud of you, lady.
Looking forward to more posts!
Marissa // January 29, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Hi, I stumbled onto your blog after seeing one of your comments on FWG. Then, I saw one of your articles on the side of your page here that covered the Coachella Valley! You wrote for the Desert Sun, I interned there. Small world! I live here in the valley, but I see your bio says you’re in Tennessee. Are you local to the desert? Anyway, I was just shocked to see an article by a fellow freelancer that was based on the Coachella Valley! Thought I’d say hi!
Jennifer Larson // March 1, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Hi Jennifer,
I stumbled on your blog and am amazed by the similiarities we share, besides just our name. I too am a freelance writer, and strangly enough, I chose the same theme for my wordpress blog. It’s a strange, strange world…isn’t it?
Allena // March 14, 2009 at 3:23 pm
You have some EXCELLENT credits!
Dr. Tom Bibey // May 14, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Hey there,
I am an old Doc who likes to write fiction, and I play bluegrass mandolin on my weekends off. I call my genre physician bluegrass fiction.
You have an impressive resume! I hope you will consider a look at my blog. I am still learning to write, and open to any constructive criticism.
Dr. Tom Bibey
drtombibey.wordpress.com
Lisa Cunningham // May 30, 2009 at 7:36 am
I found your blog through FWG and I’m impressed with your background! I hope you’ll check out my Web site sometime; I’ve dedicated my blog to cancer survivors. I’m a 19-year head and neck cancer survivor, my dad has colon cancer and I’m writing the biography of a university student-focused manager who survived five types of cancer and lived to be 78.
Barbara // September 11, 2009 at 12:55 am
Well I am so very glad I stumbled upon your blog Jennifer. Not only am I in the process of putting together mine, I am a published writer, a freelance writer, a J-School graduate and mom of a two-year-old.
To echo Monica, “I care, I care,” about what you have here. Very interesting and a great resource for people like me, like you
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Lastly, and I cannot leave without mentioning the serendipity of finding your blog because of Ms. Lisa Cunningham’s comment. I too am a cancer survivor, had breast cancer when I was 23. It changed my life in many ways, but surprisingly in mostly great ways. I am lucky and I am profoundly aware of that. And feel lucky again to have found both of your blogs.
Much fortune to you all,
-Barbi