Jennifer WalkerMay 31, 20233 min readResume Writing: Top Ten TipsWriting your own resume can be really challenging. Where's the line between being too modest and being an obnoxious braggart? Even resume...
Jennifer WalkerApr 23, 20232 min readMy 2022 Reading ListOof - only 34 books this year. What was I doing with my time? Well, I did move across the country and spent much more time working this...
Jennifer WalkerJan 5, 20221 min readMy 2021 Reading ListI didn't quite make it to 52 books in the year, which feels like the gold standard for those of us who keep track of what we've read in a...
Jennifer WalkerNov 15, 20213 min readFamous First LinesMy family has always been rabidly enthusiastic about trivia. Some of my earliest memories are of listening to Jeopardy! during dinner,...
Jennifer WalkerJun 30, 20214 min readWhat is genre fiction? And why it won't earn you a PulitzerYou've typed "The End" on your masterpiece and are already mentally composing your acceptance speech for a Pulitzer. You describe the end...
Jennifer WalkerJun 11, 20213 min readWhat was invented when? All about phonesWhat do you call that gizmo you carry around with you 24/7? You probably call it a "phone" even though that's probably not how you use it...
Jennifer WalkerJun 2, 20213 min readA Room of One's OwnEven if you haven't read the Virginia Woolf essay, you are probably familiar with this concept (particularly if you are a woman). In it,...
Jennifer WalkerMay 27, 20211 min readParable of the Sower, by Octavia ButlerI'm not sure what I expected when I picked this up but it wasn't quite this. This is the story of a young woman from the near future who...
Jennifer WalkerMay 16, 20211 min readWhat was invented when? Ten technologies and their release datesPresumably your apocalypse is going to render obsolete most if not all technology, but you still don't want your 80s teen protagonist...