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.

To Blog or Not To Blog — That Is the Question

A Peaceful Walk Down By the Water; Or, A Fish Hook to the Groin

Handwritten Notes While Eating Alone

I Started Writing Poetry Again; Or, A Brief, Soul Crushing History of Working In a Bagel Shop

Mikey, the Ninja Turkey: A Thanksgiving Tale, As Told By My Five Year Old Son

Perhaps You Should See a Counselor

Author Insights: Writing a Book Is a Very Different Experience Than Reading a Book

Today Is Not About Me: It’s About the People Who Made Me, Me

Author Insights: Writing Is a Lonely Endeavor

What’s In a Name: Why I chose the title I did for the memoir I am writing

The Water That Carried Them Away

Red fire trucks and police cars

Text Messages with Friends: Power ballads, Foster’s beer, and pick-up lines

Who am I, who are you?

Dear literary agent, I wrote a children’s book — call me

I feel like a failure every time I sit down to write

The flash mob that wasn’t

Flying death monster from above

My dog was bitten in the face by a squirrel

When your thoughts won’t stop racing, pick up a book

Creativity isn’t something you should suppress

Your job title isn’t important

You are replaceable

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