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WELCOME

I’m Jennifer! Thanks for stopping by. I’m a novice writer on a journey to self-publish. I wanted to create a space to share my thoughts, loves, experience with grief, as well as my dreams and fears with the hope of connecting and inspiring others along the way.

When I'm not writing, I'm a mother to a preteen and teacher of littles. I enjoy making music on GarageBand, buying more books than I have the time to read, nerding-out on planners,

and making random trips to the beach.

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Jennifer Parks

Jul 191 min read

Deserving

So, I guess, I’m writing to say that I deserve this. All of the wonderful things that life has to offer. I deserve a vacation. I deserve...

Jennifer Parks

Jul 191 min read

Yesterday and Today

I wore my heart on my sleeve yesterday I cried in font of you yesterday (for the first time) I showed you my biggest fears yesterday I...

Jennifer Parks

Jul 191 min read

I’ve Been Writing About You

Before I met you I was already writing about you Waiting for you And now you’re here Arriving when I least expected it One early random...

Jennifer Parks

Jul 141 min read

You Fell Out of the Sky and Landed on my Heart

There I was minding my own business Asleep Oblivious Unbeknownst to me The stars were aligning our destiny The exact moment occurring...

Jennifer Parks

Jul 141 min read

Tilted

My world tilted when you entered it Slid it off its axis Everything shifted My heart and mind you lifted You had me feeling special,...

Jennifer Parks

Jul 141 min read

Purity ring

More than a nod to my favorite band It’s about matrimony My hand My body That I’m keeping for you This ring I wear is for God It’s for me...

Jennifer Parks

Jul 141 min read

My Heart

My heart was once shattered and scattered All over the South Bay Sadly, I was okay I accepted that my heart was decimated and obliterated...

Jennifer Parks

Jul 141 min read

It’s not you. It’s me.

Hi, my name is Jennifer and I have complex ptsd and I suffer from seasonal depression and prolonged grief. I suffer from nightmares and I...

Jennifer Parks

Jun 222 min read

Love Doesn’t Love Me

Break Ups They always hurt and they’ll never get easy Because I love hard I love fast I love easy I want to be loved But love doesn’t...

Jennifer Parks

Jun 221 min read

Just Know

If this thing between us doesn’t work out. If we took this thing off the ground too fast. Just know that my heart was pure and that my...

Jennifer Parks

Jun 222 min read

Men on Repeat

Is this just the same guy? Over and over again on repeat? Meet, greet, let him devour me I back away He pushes I pull Somewhere along the...

Jennifer Parks

Jun 221 min read

The Queen

I used to be the queen of stuffing my feelings down Forget it Move on Act like it never happened Parade around town Talk about it? Cry?...

Jennifer Parks

Jun 212 min read

Life

At 30 years old, life gripped me by the throat, pushed me against a wall and said: “Hey, you. Beautiful, brown-eyed, girl from sunny,...

Jennifer Parks

Jun 122 min read

Loving the Lost

It’s amazing what honesty can bring. Usually a deeper connection. No judgment, no expectation just hey, I understand, I know your walk, I...

Jennifer Parks

Jun 121 min read

You're Still Not Ready

You’re still not ready Why would I expect you to be You’re younger than me I guess it comes with the territory You see, I dive in...

Jennifer Parks

Apr 141 min read

Survivor Guilt

So I know you’re probably having a blast in heaven… and I mean why would you want to come back down to this dumpster fire anyway? But I...

Jennifer Parks

Apr 122 min read

The Deep Blue Sea

We wanted to be Marine Biologists, you and me Now that you're gone, ocean documentaries is the only thing that puts me to sleep You swam...

Jennifer Parks

Apr 71 min read

When They Come Back

They can sense me They know that I’m healing And that’s when they come sniffing Begging me All of a sudden They love me All of a sudden...

Jennifer Parks

Apr 51 min read

Impervious

She’s immune to pain. She’s gone numb to heartbreak. She’s familiar with suffering. She’s aquatinted with fear. She has swam in the murky...

Jennifer Parks

Apr 51 min read