Author: Jeffrey Pillow

Jeffrey Pillow is an American short story writer, memoirist, and poet. He is the author of The Lady Next Door. His writing has been published in Urge Magazine, The Nervous Breakdown, 16 Blocks, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, TheBody.com, New York Times, Washington Post, and Richmond Times-Dispatch.

He grew up in the small town of Phenix, Virginia, population: 200, and now lives in Charlottesville with his wife, two kids, and a dog named Mozzarella Cheese. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia where he was a Rainey Scholar. This is his blog.

Simple Math Really

There’s always a reason to laugh

The Silver Lining of a Chest Cold

Writing Is Freedom

In Need of a Summer Read?

Sometimes Sadness Feels Happy

The Simple Pleasure of Walking Your Dog

Here Lies Someone Serious

Sitting On a Hillside While My Son Practices Soccer

Slow Down, Time

For anyone complaining about the Ty Jerome double dribble no-call during last night’s Virginia vs Auburn Final Four game

Coaching advice from your new soccer coach who knows nothing about soccer but has seen the original Karate Kid more than a dozen times. Sweep the leg, Johnny!

A Slight Digression On My Own Experience Starting a Rock Band

The single worst date of my life, aka: First, last date; otherwise known as Never reserve a ‘Table for Two’ at Red Lobster

An Open Letter to My New Neighbor Who Yells at People Who Is No Longer My Neighbor Because He Yelled at Too Many People and Was Likely Evicted

How Not To Fry An Egg

Robbie, Junior

Sometimes I Don’t Like My Brain

Words

Episode 6: This Is Me Being Uncomfortable

The Court

Then and Now: A Brief History of Phenix, Virginia

Welcome to Phenix: A Nice Place to Live

The Ghosts of Childhood