about
I'm Jenna Lyles and I write fiction, mostly.
After taking a longer break than intended (whoops) I'm getting back into my writing groove.
You can learn a bit more about my past publications or the projects that are currently keeping me up at night below.
project(s)
"Hector had been enticed to the mines just as all the boys in town inevitably were. Even if destiny couldn't be blamed, and repeating histories fell short, there would have been his bravado, still, luring him to the Alamos Mining Company."
H.I.M
T.O.D
A sudden rockfall traps a coal miner underground, starting the countdown to his death.
A new epidemic induces nausea after dishonest behavior.
"The bins appeared overnight, en masse, fitted with industrial grade liners and charcoal briquettes for odor control. The bin lids were wide and conical like nón lás, but constructed with bile-resistant polymers, not straw. Every one material had to resist another, or really what was the point? Not beauty, certainly. The bins clashed dreadfully wherever they were put, and in the beginning we put them everywhere.
select publications
"Mother Astir"
Poetry for Juked
"Organization Ensues"
Fiction for New Haven Review
"Kumquat"
Non-fiction for Sweet: A Literary Confection
"Voyeurism"
Poetry for Typehouse Literary Magazine