Jen Cross
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer/Workshop facilitator |
| Location | Bay Area, California, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | I am a freelance writer and facilitator of writing workshops for survivors of sexual abuse and of erotic writing workshops. As a survivor of sexual abuse, I believe strongly in the transformative power of writing -- including erotic writing. |
| Interests | writing, editing, reading, erotica, survival, sexual abuse, social change, queerness, dancing, empowerment, resistance, faith, poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, house music, |
| Favorite books | Schneider, Pat (2003). Writing alone and with others; Goldberg, Natalie (1986). Writing Down the Bones; Lorde, Audre (1984). Sister/Outsider; Lamott, Anne (1995). Bird by Bird: Some instructions on writing and life; Pennebaker, James (1997). Opening Up: The healing power of expressing emotions; Herman, Judith (1997). Trauma and Recovery; Fox, John (1997). Poetic Medicine: The healing art of poem-making; Hanes, Staci (1999). The Survivor’s Guide to Sex: How to have an empowered sex life after child sexual abuse; Hollibaugh, Amber (2000). My Dangerous Desires: a queer girl dreaming her way home; Allison, Dorothy. Bastard out of Carolina; |