Jennifer Pullen
@jpullen19.bsky.social
Writer, scholar, teacher, feminist, environmentalist, nerd. PhD (Ohio University). Associate Professor of Creative Writing at ONU. Author of: Writing Fantasy Fiction from Bloomsbury & A Bead of Amber on Her Tongue from Omnidawn. Talks to cats & trees.
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Lucky Girl by Allie Tagle-Dokus from @tinhouse.bsky.social. A Bildungsroman for 21st century girlhood, this book is bold, vital, moving, & unique.
November 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Lucky Girl by Allie Tagle-Dokus from @tinhouse.bsky.social. A Bildungsroman for 21st century girlhood, this book is bold, vital, moving, & unique.
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman. This Arthurian fantasy is so immersive Fidil tried to climb inside. At once aware of the history of Arthuriana, & magnificently new & strange, this book is a must read! #purrfectreads #fantasy
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman. This Arthurian fantasy is so immersive Fidil tried to climb inside. At once aware of the history of Arthuriana, & magnificently new & strange, this book is a must read! #purrfectreads #fantasy
Check out my wee furry house beastie with Beastly, the new anthology of shapeshifting fairytales I edited for @lfpbooks.bsky.social, out in Feb!
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Check out my wee furry house beastie with Beastly, the new anthology of shapeshifting fairytales I edited for @lfpbooks.bsky.social, out in Feb!
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Patchwork: A Sewist's Diary by Maddie Ballard. This memoir through a catalog of sewing projects by the author is warm & intimate, it feels like a lingering much needed conversation with a friend in hard times. #purrfectreads @tinhouse.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Patchwork: A Sewist's Diary by Maddie Ballard. This memoir through a catalog of sewing projects by the author is warm & intimate, it feels like a lingering much needed conversation with a friend in hard times. #purrfectreads @tinhouse.bsky.social
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo. This historical fantasy is an engrossing mystery wrapped in a feminist take on fox folklore. Riveting from the first to last page, worthy of every bit of attention it has received.
October 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo. This historical fantasy is an engrossing mystery wrapped in a feminist take on fox folklore. Riveting from the first to last page, worthy of every bit of attention it has received.
On September 26th, my husband and I got the call from the adoption agency, a birth mom had picked us. So with 3 hours notice, we became parents of a newborn. Everyone, meet Ezran!
October 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On September 26th, my husband and I got the call from the adoption agency, a birth mom had picked us. So with 3 hours notice, we became parents of a newborn. Everyone, meet Ezran!
Dr. Pullen and her TA Fidil recommend Great Disasters by Grady Chambers from @tinhouse.bsky.social. This novel of coming of age in early 2000s Chicago is at once tender towards its characters, and utterly afraid to show them at their best and worst, all in lucid and lovely prose. #purrfectreads
September 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Dr. Pullen and her TA Fidil recommend Great Disasters by Grady Chambers from @tinhouse.bsky.social. This novel of coming of age in early 2000s Chicago is at once tender towards its characters, and utterly afraid to show them at their best and worst, all in lucid and lovely prose. #purrfectreads
The first ONU English Reading Series event on 9/16 will feature the wonderful @alisonstine.bsky.social
The event is free and open to the public. It begins at 7 pm, preceded by a catered reception, in the Wilson Hall Elzay Gallery of Art. @ohionorthern.bsky.social
The event is free and open to the public. It begins at 7 pm, preceded by a catered reception, in the Wilson Hall Elzay Gallery of Art. @ohionorthern.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The first ONU English Reading Series event on 9/16 will feature the wonderful @alisonstine.bsky.social
The event is free and open to the public. It begins at 7 pm, preceded by a catered reception, in the Wilson Hall Elzay Gallery of Art. @ohionorthern.bsky.social
The event is free and open to the public. It begins at 7 pm, preceded by a catered reception, in the Wilson Hall Elzay Gallery of Art. @ohionorthern.bsky.social
I had a visitor this week. It was almost as large as the palm of my hand!
September 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I had a visitor this week. It was almost as large as the palm of my hand!
How I feel almost every time I open a program on my computer these days.
September 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
How I feel almost every time I open a program on my computer these days.
A monarch sighting on campus this week!
August 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A monarch sighting on campus this week!
Dr. Pullen and her TA Fidil recommend The Secret Market of the Dead by Giovanni De Feo. This Italian fantasy is dark, lush and unforgettable. The coming of age story at its core gives it heart, its imagery gives it soul. I fell into this book & didn't want to come out. #purrfectreads
August 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Dr. Pullen and her TA Fidil recommend The Secret Market of the Dead by Giovanni De Feo. This Italian fantasy is dark, lush and unforgettable. The coming of age story at its core gives it heart, its imagery gives it soul. I fell into this book & didn't want to come out. #purrfectreads
The first day of the 25/26 school year is in the books! It was also the first day of my 15th year of teaching!
August 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The first day of the 25/26 school year is in the books! It was also the first day of my 15th year of teaching!
Congrats to my wonderful students at Ohio Northern University. Our undergraduate literary magazine, Polaris Literary Magazine (which I advise) is a finalist for Literary Magazine of the Year! The awards will be decided in October. Fingers crossed!
August 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Congrats to my wonderful students at Ohio Northern University. Our undergraduate literary magazine, Polaris Literary Magazine (which I advise) is a finalist for Literary Magazine of the Year! The awards will be decided in October. Fingers crossed!
I'm leading a book group for this excellent NW OH non-for-profit, The Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center, starting in September. We are reading Lone Women by Victor LaValle. If you live in the area, consider joining! All membership and book group dollars help fund the Center.
August 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I'm leading a book group for this excellent NW OH non-for-profit, The Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center, starting in September. We are reading Lone Women by Victor LaValle. If you live in the area, consider joining! All membership and book group dollars help fund the Center.
My name is Fidil, and I played in this Trader Joe's bag until I passed out half in the aforementioned bag, using my catnip pickle as a pillow.
August 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My name is Fidil, and I played in this Trader Joe's bag until I passed out half in the aforementioned bag, using my catnip pickle as a pillow.
I think everyone needs to see my little Fidil sleeping with his tongue out and watching TV with me.
August 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I think everyone needs to see my little Fidil sleeping with his tongue out and watching TV with me.
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Archipelago by Natalie Bakopoulos from @tinhouse.bsky.social. This subtly eerie novel depicts a translator alienated from herself & her place through a bizarre act of translation. Unforgettable, lyrical & strange, an amazing book. #purrfectreads
August 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Archipelago by Natalie Bakopoulos from @tinhouse.bsky.social. This subtly eerie novel depicts a translator alienated from herself & her place through a bizarre act of translation. Unforgettable, lyrical & strange, an amazing book. #purrfectreads
My husband and I and some of our dear friends hosted Japanese high school students this weekend for our town's Friendship City program. We explored the region together! It was lovely, and a great reminder of the importance of these exchange programs.
August 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My husband and I and some of our dear friends hosted Japanese high school students this weekend for our town's Friendship City program. We explored the region together! It was lovely, and a great reminder of the importance of these exchange programs.
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein. This non-fiction book is a beautiful showcase of the human potential for innovation & beauty, following the author on several journeys to meet people who are keeping old traditions alive. Its fascinating! #purrfectreads
July 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein. This non-fiction book is a beautiful showcase of the human potential for innovation & beauty, following the author on several journeys to meet people who are keeping old traditions alive. Its fascinating! #purrfectreads
Dr. Pullen & Fidil recommend The Watermark by Sam Mills This metafictional fantasy is a delight, perfect for fans of Cloud Atlas & 19th century fiction. Follow the two characters as they flee a maniacal writer from story to story, falling in love with each other over and over again. #purrfectreads
July 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Dr. Pullen & Fidil recommend The Watermark by Sam Mills This metafictional fantasy is a delight, perfect for fans of Cloud Atlas & 19th century fiction. Follow the two characters as they flee a maniacal writer from story to story, falling in love with each other over and over again. #purrfectreads
I swear Fidil is so cute I suspect sometimes that he was cooked up in a lab just to be extra adorable.
July 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I swear Fidil is so cute I suspect sometimes that he was cooked up in a lab just to be extra adorable.
My trip home always feed my soul. Eastern WA is so unutterably beautiful. The home of my heart forever, even though work keeps me from living there.
July 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My trip home always feed my soul. Eastern WA is so unutterably beautiful. The home of my heart forever, even though work keeps me from living there.
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore from @tinhouse.bsky.social. These short stories are at once heartbreaking and gorgeously written, deeply real and occasionally surreal in service of emotional truth. I devoured it. #purrfectreads #shortstories
July 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore from @tinhouse.bsky.social. These short stories are at once heartbreaking and gorgeously written, deeply real and occasionally surreal in service of emotional truth. I devoured it. #purrfectreads #shortstories