Jenni is assistant editor and a staff writer for The Curator, and editor of the Art House America Blog. She is also a freelance writer and homemaker, inspired by "the quotidian mysteries," especially laundry and liturgy. She left college and spent five years working for an independent music company. That decision worked out fairly well, but she might finish at The University of Houston one of these days. Her writing thus far includes Wunderkammer, Comment, The Sustainable Scoop, the Art House America Blog, and her personal blogs — Just Jenni and Dreams of Genevieve.
Jenni and her drummer-husband, Johnny, work from their suburban home, take long walks around their 'hood, and supervise two cats. Jenni lives for creative outings in the heart of her city such as The Menil, Indian food, bookstores, and coffee shops. More housework would be accomplished if it weren't for the fact that books, periodicals, coffee, tea, whiskey, music, films, birds, and Etsy occupy her thoughts to the point of distraction.
Understanding the ritual and beauty of tea, which reaches across time and the globe.
Lord knows I spend too much time on the Internet. There’s Gmail, Facebook, Etsy, thought-provoking online publications (ahem), an endless string of inspiring blogs, Flickr, Goodreads, Pandora, and iChat, to admit to only a few. I mean, the Internet’s other name – the World Wide Web – is just that; while visiting one online destination, [...]
Part two of our interview with singer/songwriter Sandra McCracken.
Sandra McCracken’s songs remind us of the fundamentals of goodness, the hopeful truth of restoration, and our part in this healing.
Vassar Miller’s body was out of order, but her soul held rhyme and reason.
Whenever I walk towards the austere building, I’m struck anew by the genius of its placement in a cozy neighborhood where people live, the true life of a city. The idea of sanctuary comes alive between the quiet streets.