Discretionary Love

because, love is what makes us.

Author: Jen Schneider

Jen Schneider is an educator who lives, writes, and works in small spaces throughout Pennsylvania. She is a Best of the Net nominee, with stories, poems, and essays published in a wide variety of literary and scholarly journals. She is the author of Invisible Ink (Toho Pub), On Daily Puzzles: (Un)locking Invisibility (forthcoming, Moonstone Press), and Blindfolds, Bruises, and Breakups (forthcoming Atmosphere Press).

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June 15, 2023June 14, 2023 by Jen Schneider

Morning Routines

she’d scratch at the crossword each morning, Monday through Sunday, just after pouring his coffee. a dollop of milk. a snap of sugar. is it a

March 31, 2023 by Jen Schneider

Preparing for a Coming Extinction

“I heard they called 1-800 GOT-Junk,” my aunt says on the phone. “The crew arrived early, before dawn. Took toilet seat covers and sheets. Even emptied

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021 by Jen Schneider

Most Days

she’d spend most days in a small corner of the kitchen, the twelve-inch black and white television – later upgraded to a sixteen-inch color (a