Jasmine Marie Blessed Blogger, Novellalista, Internet Troll, Soon-to-be Author, etc.

About Me

Jasmine Marie
Metro Detroit
Member since: Aug, 2008
Last login: 03/21/2010
Last update : 03/21/2010

Jasmine Marie is the very official pen name for Piper Davenport (soon to be Jasmine Marie Davenport). I'm a writer from Detroit, Michigan. My interests include everything from traveling to collecting stylish decorating boxes. I'm working on a collection of novella stories, which like the majority of my work, is only half-finished. The book that best describes my life is The Tortoise and the Hare. I'm definitely like a turtle, very slow moving.

Reading, writing, traveling, sitting by the water, concerts, going out to eat at nice restaurants, going to the movies. I also like collecting stylish boxes, water aerobics, lighting candles, and collecting toy/glass turtles. I LOVE to laugh. I think laughter is such an important part of life, even when I'm writing about serious things. I guess it's kind of hard for people to imagine what kinds of things that a writer likes to do in their spare time, huh? Well, news flash, people! We're normal just like everyone else except that I like to spend my days writing, sometimes in my pajamas with rollers in my hair, as opposed to sitting in a cubicle. We get paid for putting our ideas down on paper and for me, writing IS a hobby because you have to like it and you have to like other forms of writing. I like anything that allows me to write. So, just check back here for blog postings on interesting things that I like to do. So, I'm working on a novel and a collection of short fiction but I'm going to finish the novel first but in the meantime, check out the web links of some of my work. Enjoy!

Anything by Helen Steiner Rice. Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone, Another Country, Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin; Dubliners by James Joyce; Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons; On Writer's Block by Victoria Nelson; Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones; The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros; Devil in a Blue Dress and Black Betty by Walter Mosley; The Firm, A Time to Kill and the Rainmaker by John Grisham; The Wedding (prefer the movie actually) by Dorothy West; Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume; The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros; Anything by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni; The Dance of Intimacy, the Dance of Anger and Fear and Other Uninvited Guests by Dr. Harriet Lerner;The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson; The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston. FYI: Am I forgetting anything else? I'm sure of it, so I'll add favorite books as I go along!

There are thousands of authors whose work I enjoy. As I introduce myself to new and exciting literature, I'm sure to come across new authors!

Currently reading and collecting biographies on famous movie stars from the 50's and 60's. FYI: I'm always open to reading new and exciting books! If you of one, please let me know!

I'm a full-time freelance writer. I attended, in particular order, St. Paul Lutheran School, Leonard Elementary School, Birney Middle School, Mercy High School, St. Agatha High School, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Western Michigan University, Wayne State University and graduated from UMD. I like to write, particularly about folks living on the fringes of society.

Undergraduate College/University	University of Michigan, class of 2003
Undergraduate Area of Study	English
High School	St. Agatha High School, class of 1997
Academic Credentials	B.A. in English