Jennifer Willis Howdy! I'm Jennifer.

I've been writing professionally for more than fifteen years.

As a magazine and newspaper writer, I've written for print and online publications such as The Portland Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, FrontDoor.com, The Writer, The Oregonian, Ancestry, Spirituality & Health and Vegetarian Times. I specialize in sustainability, spirituality, health and dogs.

As a corporate and technical writer, I've worked in IT, public health, financial management, software development and general business. I've produced just about everything you can think of, including business plans, investor proposals, user guides, policy and procedures manuals, legal guidebooks, marketing letters, website content and newsletters.

I've also written books, scripts and host of other material.

In short, if you need it, I can write it.

Rhythm Giveaway Winners!
Congratulations to Ed C., Justin L., Cathy F., Amy R., and Liz S. -- winners of an autographed copy of Rhythm!

Recent Articles
Day camp teaches bike skills alongside eco-friendly field trips [PDF] [HTML]
The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon.
Shades of the Shoah [PDF] [HTML]
Aish Hatorah. Jerusalem, Israel / International.
Goodbye Green Guilt, Hello Change [PDF] [HTML]
Christian Science Monitor. National.
St. Lucia Day greets cyclists with treats [PDF] [HTML]
The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon.
Displaced by March Madness [PDF] [HTML]
Christian Science Monitor. National.
Class Mixes Snow Caves, Sisterhood [PDF] [HTML]
Portland Tribune. Portland, Oregon.
Noses Know the Score [PDF] [HTML]
Portland Tribune. Portland, Oregon.
"Jennifer is a dream to work with. I've worked with her on myriad assignments and I've always been delighted with her writing. She's creative at coming up with her own ideas as well as excellent at taking direction and suggestions. Her work is crisp, clean and delivered on time and in the correct format and she responds quickly and professionally to any questions. I highly recommend her for any sort of writing project."

Audrey Van Buskirk
Former Editor, The Portland Tribune
Former Editor, The Portland Physician Scribe
Social Networking/Web 2.0
@jenwillis
Blogs
The Green Soul Guide
Gemini moon and reclaiming the mind [25 May 2009]
Any New Moon is a time for new beginnings. Productive magic -- building toward an intended goal -- is worked during the waxing moon, and this New Moon in Gemini offers an opportunity to let go of rigid thinking that may have us stuck in bad or stressful habits. This is when we can get out from under the influence and admonitions of others and come back to the heart of our own ideas. [more...]

thoughts from the spiral
happy new(ish) jewish year [30 September 2008]
We're into the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. L'Shana Tova!

As we welcome the year 5769 in the Hebrew calendar, I readily admit I have no idea what I'm doing. Unfortunately, this means I'm defaulting to doing nothing.
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a reader muses
The Geography of Bliss
Hot on the heels of recent academic studies of the world's happiest places, former NPR correspondent Eric Weiner set out on a global road trip to find out for himself what makes a place — and a people — happy or unhappy.

"The Geography of Bliss" is the thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny result of his personal happiness adventure.
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