j. l. morren
portfolio, & other places to find me
about
jessa lynnea (j.l.) morren is a 22-year-old writer, artist, actress, and general creative from michigan. she's a little women enthusiast, an obsessive color-coordinator in the realms of her closet and bookshelf, & an appreciator of a good nap.her writing lives in a place of personal nostalgia, memory, softness and whimsy. she wears her heart on her sleeve, and invites you to feel it all with her.she's a graduate of the ba writing program at calvin university & is pursuing an mfa in acting elsewhere in the future.
works
"I PAINT MY NAILS (choose one):" & "religious experience off the coast of nerja" for dialogue creative journal 56.2, 2024"accidentals" & "the wild swans at crosby" for dialogue creative journal 56.1, 2023"fantasia on jesus tender" & "symphony of clarinets" for dialogue creative journal 54.1, 2021
online
"There are angels" & "arts & crafts" for gypsophila zine volume 3 issue 4, 2024"lamb" for nine muses review issue ii, 2024"EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SELF WRITES A STORY" for JAKE, 2024"2011" for midsummer magazine issue 3, 2024"first frost" for londemere lit issue ii, 2024"the summer flashes" for orangepeel issue 7, 2023
awards & nominations
2025 best of the net nominee for "the summer flashes"2023 orangepeel contributors' choice honroable mention for "the summer flashes"