Jen Eli Bowen
@jenbowen.bsky.social
Easily lost, MN.
Writer, editor, instructor @ MN Prison Writing Workshop
THE BOOK OF KIN (Milkweed Editions, October 21, 2025)
Short & angsty
Agent: Nordlyset
Writer, editor, instructor @ MN Prison Writing Workshop
THE BOOK OF KIN (Milkweed Editions, October 21, 2025)
Short & angsty
Agent: Nordlyset
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"We all have the chance to find peace through something more collective."
@jenbowen.bsky.social's interview with @kristincollier.bsky.social on her new book "What Debt Demands” (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/19/w...
@jenbowen.bsky.social's interview with @kristincollier.bsky.social on her new book "What Debt Demands” (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/19/w...
What the Body Gives: A Conversation with Kristin Collier - Chicago Review of Books
Our interview with Kristin Collier about her debut memoir, "What Debt Demands."
chireviewofbooks.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"We all have the chance to find peace through something more collective."
@jenbowen.bsky.social's interview with @kristincollier.bsky.social on her new book "What Debt Demands” (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/19/w...
@jenbowen.bsky.social's interview with @kristincollier.bsky.social on her new book "What Debt Demands” (@grandcentralpub.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/19/w...
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"A hopeful exploration of what it means to care for one another...honest, entertaining, heart-wrenching, and dripping with empathy."
@angieraney.bsky.social's review of “The Book of Kin” by Jennifer Eli Bowen (@milkweededitions.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/10/28/c...
@angieraney.bsky.social's review of “The Book of Kin” by Jennifer Eli Bowen (@milkweededitions.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/10/28/c...
Caring for One Another in Jennifer Eli Bowen's "The Book of Kin" - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Jennifer Eli Bowen's new book, "The Book of Kin."
chireviewofbooks.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"A hopeful exploration of what it means to care for one another...honest, entertaining, heart-wrenching, and dripping with empathy."
@angieraney.bsky.social's review of “The Book of Kin” by Jennifer Eli Bowen (@milkweededitions.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/10/28/c...
@angieraney.bsky.social's review of “The Book of Kin” by Jennifer Eli Bowen (@milkweededitions.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/10/28/c...
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Next Tues, MFA alum @kristincollier.bsky.social launches her NF debut What Debt Demands: Family, Betrayal, & Precarity in a Broken System--with assists from authors Zeke Caligiuri (current MFA student), @sunyungshin.bsky.social @mkdordiggsy.bsky.social and @jenbowen.bsky.social!
Meet us in the Sisyphus Brewing event space for a launch party with Kristin Collier & Friends on Tuesday, November 18th. Doors at 6 pm and reading at 7 pm. Hear work from fellow authors Michael Kleber-Diggs, Jen Bowen, Sun Yung Shin, and Zeke Caligiuri!
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Next Tues, MFA alum @kristincollier.bsky.social launches her NF debut What Debt Demands: Family, Betrayal, & Precarity in a Broken System--with assists from authors Zeke Caligiuri (current MFA student), @sunyungshin.bsky.social @mkdordiggsy.bsky.social and @jenbowen.bsky.social!
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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A nation's memory is not a political weapon... beautiful, stirring piece
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A nation's memory is not a political weapon
It’s the complex, unvarnished story of where we’ve been and a guide for where we must go. And now, it is under attack.
open.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
A nation's memory is not a political weapon... beautiful, stirring piece
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
MN: Come write with me November 5-6th in Grand Marais! My class still has a few spots left. We're going to read, write, revise, share (optional) and leave with direction, inspiration, and renewed passion for the work--yours and this whole literary endeavor.
grandmaraisartcolony.org/event/crafti...
grandmaraisartcolony.org/event/crafti...
Crafting Artful Personal Stories Beyond the Academy - Grand Marais Art Colony
In this 2-day workshop for writers of all skill levels, we’ll explore personal writing that’s necessary, moving and true. We’ll read enduring works and talk about craft choices such as […]
grandmaraisartcolony.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
MN: Come write with me November 5-6th in Grand Marais! My class still has a few spots left. We're going to read, write, revise, share (optional) and leave with direction, inspiration, and renewed passion for the work--yours and this whole literary endeavor.
grandmaraisartcolony.org/event/crafti...
grandmaraisartcolony.org/event/crafti...
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Dude spent 135 years at the turtle strip club before he was ready to settle down
Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.
Goliath the Galápagos tortoise celebrated his first Father's Day and 135th birthday
Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.
n.pr
June 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Dude spent 135 years at the turtle strip club before he was ready to settle down
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I don’t got a TikTok and I sure never intended for that video to be out, honestly didn’t even know it was recorded, but glad the words are out there.
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www.tiktok.com/@baxterforhe...
Author David Joy speaking at the Jackson County Commissioners’ meeting last week about their Confederate monument. #ncpol #rural #confederacy
TikTok video by Gina Baxter
www.tiktok.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I don’t got a TikTok and I sure never intended for that video to be out, honestly didn’t even know it was recorded, but glad the words are out there.
www.tiktok.com/@baxterforhe...
www.tiktok.com/@baxterforhe...
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Are you going to the #HandsOff Rally at the MN State Capitol next Saturday, April 5, 12pm? Do you have questions about: where to park, public transit, accessibility needs, will there be port-a-potties? We've got answers! Please check out our FAQ page here: indivisibletwincities.org/hands-off-ra...
March 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Are you going to the #HandsOff Rally at the MN State Capitol next Saturday, April 5, 12pm? Do you have questions about: where to park, public transit, accessibility needs, will there be port-a-potties? We've got answers! Please check out our FAQ page here: indivisibletwincities.org/hands-off-ra...
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Legacy media is sleepwalking us into fascism.
February 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Legacy media is sleepwalking us into fascism.
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US-Coup gewinnt an Fahrt
Europa bebt, während eine neue Weltordnung entsteht. Was nicht auf der Titelseite der New York Times steht
Carole Cadwalladr
Europa bebt, während eine neue Weltordnung entsteht. Was nicht auf der Titelseite der New York Times steht
Carole Cadwalladr
US Coup Gains Speed
Europe shakes as new world order emerges. Here's what's not on the front page of the New York Times right now
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
US-Coup gewinnt an Fahrt
Europa bebt, während eine neue Weltordnung entsteht. Was nicht auf der Titelseite der New York Times steht
Carole Cadwalladr
Europa bebt, während eine neue Weltordnung entsteht. Was nicht auf der Titelseite der New York Times steht
Carole Cadwalladr
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Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
Don’t Buy a Tesla. Sell Your Tesla. Refuse a Tesla at the Rental Counter. Yes—It Will Help.
Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.
slate.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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Quick guide to remaining sane for the next four years
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youtube.com/shorts/HsoGM...
Quick guide to remaining sane for the next four years #politics #survivingmaga
YouTube video by Sylvanaqua Farms
youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Quick guide to remaining sane for the next four years
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youtube.com/shorts/HsoGM...
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Marisa Kabas broke the biggest story of Trump’s second term last night, beating NYT and WaPo to the scoop. If you’re wondering whether independent media has what it takes to hold Trump to account, the answer is yes.
“There’s still this idea that news is only ‘real’ once it’s confirmed by big corporate outlets. After all, could one woman with absolutely zero institutional backing in leggings and a sweatshirt in her NYC apartment really be the one to break such an important story? Now we know the answer is yes.”
Breaking: The Handbasket is first to report catastrophic OMB funding memo
Posted on Bluesky earlier this evening, other major outlets have since confirmed.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Marisa Kabas broke the biggest story of Trump’s second term last night, beating NYT and WaPo to the scoop. If you’re wondering whether independent media has what it takes to hold Trump to account, the answer is yes.