The Writing Jean is the brainchild of Becky Jean Strohl, an eclectic writer and poet. Her work comprises a wide array of fiction, poetry, non-fiction memoir, literary reviews, and more. You’ll often see female, bisexual, abstract, and philosophic viewpoints. She publishes under the name Jean.
Becky wears many hats; she’s worked in Communications and Marketing for nonprofits and multi-billion dollar companies. She owns and manages the writing, editing, and copywriting service Alpha Moose Editing, providing professional writing services to dozens of local and international companies.
Becky founded the Sunday Writing Group in Baltimore, founded Scotch Artists Creative Exchange, arranges regular local writing retreats, and is a regular attendee of several writing conferences and groups in Baltimore and abroad.
Published Work:
“Misconception” / Reality Break Press, Coming 2020
“Year of the Dragon” / Garfield Lake Review, Coming 2020
“Dendra” / The Write Launch, March 2020
“Difference Between Flowers and Leaves” /
Wingless Dreamer Winter Edition: Passionate Penholders 2019
Poetry Finalist, Wingless Dreamer Poetry Contest 2019
Connect the Dots: Reporting & Literary Arts ‘Zine 2010
Notre Dame Literary Magazine 2006
Literary Groups:
NexusErika Writers Group
NexusErika/Sunday Writing Group Writing Retreats
CityLit Festival
Baltimore Book Festival
Baltimore Writers’ Conference
SLICE Literary Writers’ Conference
Iceland Writers Retreat
All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are. And we must pass through solitude and difficulty, isolation and silence in order to reach forth to the enchanted place where we can dance our clumsy dance and sing our sorrowful song – but in this dance or in this song there are fulfilled the most ancient rites of our conscience in the awareness of being human and of believing in a common destiny. – Pablo Neruda