Author: Jackie Pick

Jackie Pick is a former teacher and current writer living in the Chicago area. She is a contributing author to multiple anthologies, including Multiples Illuminated, So Glad They Told Me: Women Get Real about Motherhood, Here in the Middle, as well as the and the literary magazines The Sun and Selfish. She received Honorable Mention from the Mark Twain House and Museum for her entry in the Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Competition. Jackie is a contributing writer at Humor Outcasts, and her essays have been featured on various online sites including McSweeney's, Belladonna Comedy, Mamalode, The HerStories Project, and Scary Mommy. A graduate of the University of Chicago and Northwestern University, Jackie is co-creator and co-writer of the award-winning short film Fixed Up, and a proud member of the 2017 Chicago cast of Listen To Your Mother.

On Loss, Language, and Andrea Gibson

I’m honored to share my piece in Midstory Magazine, framed by Steph Sprenger’s gorgeous intro and closing reflection.

Thrilled to be in Midstory Magazine this week with a piece about Andrea Gibson and what we sometimes find — and sometimes lose  — in writing. Huge thanks to Steph Sprenger for shaping the space with her always-beautiful words.

The words are the point