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Jaclyn Desforges: Literary Artist + Writing Teacher
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Jaclyn Desforges: Literary Artist + Writing Teacher
Jaclyn Desforges: Literary Artist + Writing Teacher
Writing
New Book: Weird Babies
About My Writing
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Teaching
Writing Workshop: This Story Is Alive
Teaching
Freebies
Writing While Exhausted
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Damn girl. That’s not half bad. Got a turn at the end and everything. MAY BRINGS May brings sunshine on my face, the chirping birds all sitting in place. May brings roses that smell so nice, tulips, daisys, but not any mice. by jaclyn desfo
New post on the ol’ Stack.
“A baby transforms into a reverse mermaid in a baptism gone wrong. After being stepped on, a snail exacts revenge. In Danger Flower, Jaclyn Desforges leads enlightened witnesses through a wild garden where archetypal tales are treated with tong
How to write a novel or: autism, robots, and the esoteric nature of fiction. Link with my links in my bio thingy. 📷 by @jbwoodworx
THIS STORY IS ALIVE! Let’s leave the neat-and-tidy to the robots, shall we? In this hands-on virtual workshop, we’ll take a quick plunge into what it means to write short fiction freely, dreamily — humanly. Through prompts and disc
Wish I had a toonie!
I CAN COMMUNICATE IF COMMUNICATION IS ANOTHER FORM OF SINKING by Jaclyn Desforges “In spring men come with flamethrowers to do a controlled burn. This is good & natural. The snail shells get scorched and sprouts pop up — little gree
Back to school for me! So excited to be teaching Intro to Creative Writing at Laurier this term.
1. Two nights ago I dreamt about a woman who was driving a forklift. The forklift had a loudspeaker in it. The woman drove the forklift while a songbird perched on her lap and sang a song into the boom mic, and the woman explained that the song was a
Reminder: Early birds get Weird Babies bonuses! In addition to their copy of the book, early birds will receive a printable cootie-catcher featuring Weird Babies quotes and illustrations, as well as a spot in an exclusive online workshop this fall.
I was in the paper! And this quote made me laugh :) My biggest piece of writing advice is to always remain a tinge unhinged. I was so honoured to be able to talk about writing in the age of AI at this year’s Riverside Reading Festival (@rive
“When I first started reading about magic, I kept waiting for the explanation chapter — how, exactly, is putting this crystal in a jar with this particular dried flower and spitting in it and burying it in my garden supposed to change any
Fellow 90s kids: remember cootie catchers? Fortune tellers? You know what I mean – those magic foldy things. Now you can relive those core memories when you pre-order your copy of Weird Babies! Early birds will get a printable cootie catcher
ready for sweaters, anyone else?
More Marlee art goodness! I love the illustrations she’s created to help capture different moments in my forthcoming short story collection Weird Babies. Check my bio to learn more about how you can get your hands on some cool freebies when y
“This is embarrassing: Once, when I was much younger, I looked up at the moon and thought I wish I lived in another place and another time so I could believe there was something significant about the moon.” Read it on my Substack!
Done doodled this
"1. Had a dream in which Stephen King was teaching me in particular how to write. 2. Of course, I woke up and couldn’t remember anything he said. 3. I’ve gone back to my old way of getting up in the morning and writing for an hour

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PO Box 37053 Cannon St E PO
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 0A9


⦿ I live, work and write on the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississauguas. In addition to these territories being covered by the Upper Canada Treaties, these lands are protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement based on peace, friendship, and respect between the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Mississaugas to share and care for the land. Learn more about the land you live on here.

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