Jessica Rowshandel (they/them) is a freelance writer and author of the book Lupus: 365 Tips for Living Well. They have written extensively about coping with lupus, which includes educating readers about health and science literacy — an indispensable skill in an era proliferated with fake and misleading news. As an intersectional (former) social worker with a graduate degree from Columbia University, they’re driven to bring awareness to social issues through writing. Jessica is a lifelong poet and fiction writer and is particularly fond of the worlds of magical realism and speculative and science fiction where anything is possible. In addition to writing, they explore the cosmos both as a visual artist and a space science enthusiast. To contact Jessica, send an email to jrowshandel [at] gmail.com.
Poetry
“Bed Sheets” in Statement Magazine (forthcoming)
“ex gf moon landing” and “Landscape of an Apartment Rental” in beestung (forthcoming)
“Broken House” (an exquisite corpse with poet Ripley Hush) in Icebreakers Lit
“Used Love Salesman” and “Jess and the Real Mom” in Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself
Calibration in “Company Policy” issue of MIDLVLMAG
Dinner in the print anthology Epiphanies and Late Realizations of Love
Short Stories
A shitty draft of “The Death Machine” in trash to treasure lit where trashed work is given new life
“Language is a Virus from Outer Space: Divining Burroughs” in the print anthology Fever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs
“Pink: A Short Story” in HiConcept Magazine
Earth & Space Science
Create Your Own Earth GIFs With NASA’s Worldview App!
No Telescope? No Problem. Explore Space Using Hubble Telescope Image Data
Social Justice
Improving Los Angeles Public Transportation Is a Civil Rights Issue
Change.org – Samples – Ending Homelessness Blog (Request Access)
Lupus
Lupus: 365 Tips for Living Well (book)
Lupus and Community-Based Social Work (academic journal)
Using Photovoice Techniques to Empower Lupus Patients and Create Public Awareness: A Program Evaluation (conference abstract)
Verywell.com/About.com – Samples – Coping with Lupus Articles (Request Access)
S.L.E. Lupus Foundation – Coping with Lupus (Available Upon Request)
Visual Art
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