About Jessica
Welcome to Jessica Patient's blog. You will find book reviews, guest posts, and updates on her writing.
Jessica's short stories have appeared at Dear Damsels, 3:AM Magazine, The Beat, Metazen, The View from Here Magazine and many other places. In 2008 she won the WorldSkills Gold Award for her short story, Jasper’s Betrayal. Extracts were exhibited at the IMAX in London.
The Marriage Scrappage Scheme & Other Stories is Jessica's short story collection, published early in 2019. The 12 stories within The Marriage Scrappage Scheme tell the story of ordinary people stuck in extraordinary situations - an imaginary friend who leaves for the girl across the road, a black hole swallowing a hotel, an old lady falling in love with a snowman, a woman trading in her husband for a newer model. This collection includes Jasper Betrayal, winner of the Wordskills gold award and The Department of Extinct Objects which was nominated for the ‘Best on the Net’.
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