Jen Knox

In these nine flash-fiction stories, Jen Knox balances magic and meditation with captivating storytelling. Exploring the human condition through these modern myths, she broaches topics such as generational divides and similarities, enchantments mistaken for madness, the complexities of abundance,...

When Emerson was twelve, she was enamored by her grandmother Amelia and believed that what others saw as eccentricity or mental illness was instead a misunderstood gift. Five years later, hardened by her mother’s suicide and worried that she might be destined for a similar fate, Emerson visits Am...

Winner, Press Americana Prize for Prose. Jen Knox’s The Glass City and Other Stories is a shrewd yet playful collection that explores the dangers of extremes with a subtle, skillful elegance. In these sixteen stories, weather becomes a mirror for the internal struggles of Knox's indelible cas...

While haunted by a violent past, the life that took her so long to rebuild is in jeopardy when Lissa's ex-husband is released from prison. Lissa and her mother, a retired psychologist, become convinced that the only way to move forward is to get rid of him. While Lissa turns to the very magic her...