Fortunes

"I want everyone to have a copy of this. Your stories leave me speechless."--Gwen Bell

"Fortunes is a literary elixir. And you are a modern Madeleine. Thank you for this treasure."--Melissa Rivera

"Powerful stories that catch you off guard - and then speak so deeply and honestly that there's no way to ignore them."--Katie Leigh

"I read and re-read and re-read again and I get something more from these stories with each visit."--Tracey Clark

 Take Me with You: A Journal for the Journey

"This really is such a wonderful gift you have given to us. Thank you for your words and your invitation to share our stories."--Liz Lamoreux

"I looked through the whole thing on the plane; scribbled things down, soaked it all up. Loved it! A little bit of you came home with me." --Stefanie Renee

"I'm one of the lucky few who has got her hands on an advance copy. And, believe me, this is treasure."--Helen Agarwal

Jen Lee

photo by Susannah Conway

"The one class I took was Storyweaving with Jen Lee. Let me tell you this was hands down the best writing class I have ever taken. This includes all of my undergrad and graduate classes. . . . I think she would make an amazing professor." --Thea Coughlin

"I found Jen to be an excellent instructor - she has the ability to put us at ease and help us feel comfortable with the whole process. Also, she is sensitive and well-tuned to the needs of the students in the class."--Andrew Borloz

"I've never been much of a journaler or a diarist -- and I say this, even as I've maintained a personal blog for 5-1/2 years!  Still, the thought of putting my "deepest, darkest secrets" in handwritten form didn't feel particularly authentic for me -- mostly because I didn't feel like I had that many deep dark secrets, and creating them or digging for some that I didn't believe were there felt dishonest.

"But then, a conversation with my friend, Jen Lee, made me realize that I was over-thinking the process -- that journaling isn't about recording your deepest, darkest secrets, but about simply recording your messy, colourful, vibrant life.  That it wasn't important, or even desirable to be the next Anne Frank -- it was good just to let your essence appear on the paper.  She taught me that it was okay that daily stream-of-consciousness thoughts hastily scribbled in the morning can be interspersed with to-do lists, grocery lists, phone numbers, doodles and any other ephemera of the day. 

"What has resulted are my beautiful, messy, relevant, imperative journals -- books that now hold a record of my busy, kaleidoscopic life.  I've been journaling this way for about 2 months now, and I'm far more organized and focused about myself and my goals.  Without any exaggeration, that conversation with Jen Lee changed my life.  I feel like journaling this way is what I've been missing in working towards what I want in my life, and now, I can't imagine *not* journaling."--Karen Walrond, Chookoolonks