@jocelynjanecox.bsky.social
I write essays, humor, CNF. Forthcoming memoir MOTION DAZZLE (9/2025): a birth, a death, figure skating, and zebras. MFA, Pushcart nom. Words in: The Offing, HAD, Colorado Review, Litro Mag, Belladonna, NYT, Slate, WIRED. https://www.jocelynjanecox.com
Pub Day! If you want to know how I’m doing, I just tried to refill my coffee by turning on the kitchen sink.
September 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Pub Day! If you want to know how I’m doing, I just tried to refill my coffee by turning on the kitchen sink.
Motion Dazzle: Here are some scenes, some moments, some stripes of my memoir…
August 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Motion Dazzle: Here are some scenes, some moments, some stripes of my memoir…
COVER REVEAL! Tah Dah!
Motion Dazzle, my memoir about caregiving, dementia, finding love, the “sandwich generation” and new motherhood, with a figure skating backdrop and zebras galloping throughout comes out 9/30/25 from @vine_leaves_press . ✨ I am so grateful for this design. 💛
July 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
COVER REVEAL! Tah Dah!
Motion Dazzle, my memoir about caregiving, dementia, finding love, the “sandwich generation” and new motherhood, with a figure skating backdrop and zebras galloping throughout comes out 9/30/25 from @vine_leaves_press . ✨ I am so grateful for this design. 💛
My local indie bookstore was hopping today. My whole feed is in celebration of small indie bookstores. This was a hopeful day. Here’s what I picked up - and I got to meet the authors. 💜
#indiebookstoreday
#indiebookstoreday
April 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
My local indie bookstore was hopping today. My whole feed is in celebration of small indie bookstores. This was a hopeful day. Here’s what I picked up - and I got to meet the authors. 💜
#indiebookstoreday
#indiebookstoreday
As of yesterday, this person is as tall as I am. Tomorrow, he will be taller than me.
March 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
As of yesterday, this person is as tall as I am. Tomorrow, he will be taller than me.
How I’ve been distracting myself
February 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
How I’ve been distracting myself
Light on light on light at night
February 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Light on light on light at night
Today was the day I decided to combine these two into one. Everything takes its own time I guess
February 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Today was the day I decided to combine these two into one. Everything takes its own time I guess
Something about me is that I love ellipses….
(made both of these a long time ago…)
(made both of these a long time ago…)
December 23, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Something about me is that I love ellipses….
(made both of these a long time ago…)
(made both of these a long time ago…)
Grandma’s Scottish shortbread ✅ made with my 11yo, an annual tradition
December 18, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Grandma’s Scottish shortbread ✅ made with my 11yo, an annual tradition
Share your Lock Screen
November 17, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Share your Lock Screen
Excellent convo between Ronit Plank and Anne Pinkerton re: writing about trauma, our family’s reactions to our books, and the transformative aspect of composing memoirs. Exactly what I needed today.
November 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Excellent convo between Ronit Plank and Anne Pinkerton re: writing about trauma, our family’s reactions to our books, and the transformative aspect of composing memoirs. Exactly what I needed today.
Quote post w/ a pic of yourself in a hat
November 16, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Quote post w/ a pic of yourself in a hat
Moon, from the Foodtown parking lot.
November 15, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Moon, from the Foodtown parking lot.
In some parts of my county, driving around with this bumper sticker feels like a political statement 😞
November 15, 2024 at 7:29 PM
In some parts of my county, driving around with this bumper sticker feels like a political statement 😞
Enchanted & mesmerized by @jesselkercheval.bsky.social ‘s graphic memoir “French Girl” about girlhood & womanhood in the wake of WWII. The combination of words & visuals here create a vibe somewhere between nightmare and reverie. This is testament to the power of cross-genre writing from women.
November 15, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Enchanted & mesmerized by @jesselkercheval.bsky.social ‘s graphic memoir “French Girl” about girlhood & womanhood in the wake of WWII. The combination of words & visuals here create a vibe somewhere between nightmare and reverie. This is testament to the power of cross-genre writing from women.
I used to take solace in nature. But now I just feel sad for it. Forest fires nearby, temps at record-highs this month, all kinds of corporate deregulations ahead.
November 14, 2024 at 3:22 AM
I used to take solace in nature. But now I just feel sad for it. Forest fires nearby, temps at record-highs this month, all kinds of corporate deregulations ahead.
Well this was nice. 90?? My book isn’t out until this Sept, but: 🥹
November 12, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Well this was nice. 90?? My book isn’t out until this Sept, but: 🥹
If you see this, post with a beach photo from your gallery.
November 12, 2024 at 4:50 AM
If you see this, post with a beach photo from your gallery.