“Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all.” - Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart
New writing project! “The Anchor Leg”
A Substack about swimming: “The Anchor Leg.” Be one of the first to subscribe and let me know your thoughts :)
for my other literary stuff
for my shorter pubs, google me or email me. i no longer update this page with my recent publications (there’s not enough—been spending too much time building NiftyLit!)
memoir = under construction
autobiographical novel about my experiences at Saint-Cyr, the French Military Academy = postponed until further notice
If you need to reach me:
Email:
jo at unruh dot com
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Book Recommendations:
The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Where Men Win Glory by John Krakauer
Whipping Girl by Julia Serrano
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Tapping the Source by Kem Nunn (surf noir at its finest)
The Plague by Albert Camus
Despair by Nabokov