Jen Willis ✨☄️🌒🎃

@jenwillis.bsky.social

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Writer. Editor. @SkyandTelescope columnist. Author of paranormal cozies, UF, SF, and SF/R. Chronic illness/pain/optimism. ND. Astronerd. She/her. Starbright: https://patreon.com/JenWillis http://jennifer-willis.com

A brown tabby on a green blanket, basking in the morning sun.
Hawk perched outside a dirty window.
A brown-and-seal tabby cat rests on a sage green blanket and gazes toward the rising sun.
A red camp chair under a tree, with an insulated mug and a gray backpack in the grass.
A brown tabby lounges on a green blanket, his face to the sun.
A purple and yellow pansy, now with multiple blooms, grows in a crack in the pavement beside a busy road.
Illustrated book cover featuring a dark-haired woman standing on the shore at night, with stars in the sky and a spoopy-looking ghost looming over her shoulder. Text reads: Jennifer Willis. Crooked Curse. Haunted Coast Book One.
Cascading purple wisteria flowers against assorted greenery.
A purple and yellow pansy spring up from a crack in the pavement.
Illustrated book cover featuring a dark-haired woman standing on the shore at night, stars in the sky, and a spoopy ghost looming over her shoulder. Text reads: Jennifer Willis. Crooked Curse. Haunted Coast Book One.
A drawing of a hiker gazing at an evergreen forest. Text reads: "Affordable Ways to Practice Self-Care. 1. Abandon society. Why go to work when you can become friends with a raccoon?"
Image of the State of Oregon with a blue background. Yellow text reads: "I Voted." #oregonvotes
A screenshot from a Scrivener writing project. Text reads: "HC06_PoachersPeril. Draft Target: 66,666 of 50,000 words"
A massive, greenish demon thing with a rabbit head and white-gloved hands, displayed on the side of a house.
A tiny purple and yellow pansy, pushing up through a seam in the sidewalk.
An illustrated book cover featuring a dark-haired white woman standing with the water at her back on a moonlit night. Behind her, a cougar watches from a rocky outcropping, while a menacing ghost rises over her shoulder. Text reads: Jennifer Willis. Poacher's Peril. Haunted Coast Book 6.
Blooming purple wisteria flowers against assorted greenery.
A brown tabby sitting on a green blanket in the morning sun.
Artemis II on home approach. The ESA service module is visible on the spacecraft's approach to the blue and white planet Earth, half in shadow, against the blackness of space.
Artemis II lunar flyby: map of the Moon with visible lunar surface indicated, observation timeline, and observation list.
Screen capture of Mission Control CAPCOM during Artemis II flight, with three backpacks and one apparent cat stuffed animal highlighted.
Young mountain lion on a high perch, keeping an eye on the condors next-door.
A brilliant sunset over a neighborhood, with a darkening blue sky above and deep oranges, reds, and purples on the horizon.
A tabby cat on top of an orange blanket on top of a black Danelab on top of a very cozy dog bed.
A lioness perched on a rock and sticking out her tongue.
A 13-year-old tabby cat attacking a bath mat.
Against a background of the surface of Mars, text reads: "They're competing for a chance at a new life. Could a ticket to Mars be a ticket to love? The Red Planet is about to get a lot hotter. Jennifer Willis / Mars Ho!" with the book's cover displayed on an e-reader screen.
Against a starry night sky with a full Moon and treetops, the cover of Moon Dog Magic is featured on a black-framed e-reader. Additional text reads: "√ Modern-day magick. √ Action-packed mayhem. √ Ancient legends come to life. Start reading today!"
Against a background of the surface of Mars, text reads: "They're competing for a chance at a new life. Could a ticket to Mars be a ticket to love? The Red Planet is about to get a lot hotter. Jennifer Willis / Mars Ho!" with the book's cover displayed on an e-reader screen.
Two slices of seitan atop mashed potatoes in a bowl.
A lioness perched on a rock, facing the camera and sticking out her tongue.
The moon with a wide ring around it.
A rear windshield sticker, showing the outline of a woman reading a book -- a parody of the "trucker babe."
"Moon Dog Magic" displayed on an ereader over the iconic "Portland, Oregon, Old Town" sign. Text reads, "Modern mythology with a comic twist!" plus a tag of "a 6-book series."
The Orion Nebula (Messier 42), captured inexpertly from my Portland backyard over multiple nights. The nebula looks something like a newly unfurling peony bud, against a star field.
"Just in case you were thinking of doing so, please do not under any circumstances vote to fund DHS and/or ICE. Just don't. Do not. ICE is tantamount to an American Gestapo. DO NOT VOTE TO FUND ICE, regardless of any concessions on body cams, training, etc. that might be offers. Just don't do it."
A brilliant pink-orange sunset, with partial clouds in the sky (and a few power lines), as seen through evergreen trees and above suburban rooftops.
A waxing gibbous Moon seen through bare tree branches and framed by evergreen trees as it rises in a clear blue sky.
The Orion Nebula (Messier 42) imaged from Portland, OR, on 24 December 2025.
Two menorahs, lit for the first night of Hanukkah, inside a window on a dark night. On the left is a handcrafted wooden menorah stained dark green. The other is painted silver with LED lights.
Screenshot from Scrivener's Project Targets pane for my WIP (HC08_Treacherous Tide). Draft Target of 50,000 words has been met, with a green bar. Session Target of 1710 words (out of 570 needed today) also has a green bar. Additional text reads: "Deadline Nov 30, 2023. Days Left: 3"
Blue outline (and fill) of the state of Oregon against a white background, with "I Voted" in yellow. "#oregonvotes" in smaller yellow type.
Two orange bowls filled to the brim with assorted Halloween candies, with two more plastic bags of candy at the ready.
Two jack-o-lanterns, looking rather sad as they sit side by side in the window and decompose.
Pierre, a brown tabby cat, bundled in my hand-knitted Cincinnati Bengals blanket — perfect colors for Halloween!
A brown tabby cat sits facing the camera. A handknitted orange, black, and white blanket is draped over him.
Text reads: "RE the unfolding American shitshow: Every single fucking day is worse than the day before — and so much darker than I'd previously imagined. I am (mostly) at a loss for words over the destruction of the White House East Wing, though that pales in comparison to the continued atrocity that is ICE, the lawsuits, the layoffs, the unending shutdown, and the endless parade of grift and outrage. So, yeah, focus can be a bit of a challenge."
A black danelab and a golden mutt snoozing on their respective beds.
Neighborhood yard decorated as a Day of the Dead Pet Cemetery for Halloween, with ghost lights, wraiths in a tree, lots of skeletons, and an inflatable crow.
The cover for "Poison Pen," Haunted Coast book 5 by Jennifer Willis. A young woman stands on the shore with the stars and a disgruntled ghost behind her.
The cover for "Poison Pen," Haunted Coast book 5 by Jennifer Willis. A young woman stands on the shore with the stars and a disgruntled ghost behind her.
Against the backdrop of a stormy and rocky coastline, the Poison Pen book cover appears — featuring an illustration of a young woman smiling and holding a book while a discontented ghost hovers behind her. Text reads: "Murder, mystery, and cranky ghosts at the Coast! The Haunted Coast series continues October 9, 2025." Poison Pen, Haunted Coast Book 5, by Jennifer Willis.
Agains the backdrop of a stormy and rocky coastline, the Poison Pen book cover appears — featuring an illustration of a young woman smiling and holding a book while a discontented ghost hovers behind her. Text reads: "Murder, mystery, and cranky ghosts at the Coast! The Haunted Coast series continues October 9, 2025." Poison Pen, Haunted Coast Book 5, by Jennifer Willis.
A tiger at the Oregon Zoo in Portland wakes from his nap, while his brother snoozes in the background. Obviously, they are weary of the war and will welcome Trump's troops.
An evergreen tree rises up tall against a blue afternoon sky with puffy white clouds. It is framed by a wild cherry tree and a butterfly bush.
Breaking news alert from The Washington Post. Text reads: Breaking News Sept. 10, 11:02 a.m. EDT Rocks found on Mars are some of the strongest clues yet of past life on the dusty planet Detailed analysis of images of speckled rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover has confirmed a “potential biosignature.”
Against a sage green background, the cover of Lara Pickle's "I Feel Awful, Thanks" appears. Text reads: "This gem was on display near the library’s self-check stations." "A witch story about self-worth? SOLD!" "I reached for it immediately and devoured it over the weekend." "This charming graphic novel tells the story of an eager professional witch in London, while exploring self-care, emotional regulation, and the joys and pitfalls of navigating young adulthood." "I am recommending it high and low. Go find this one! Learn how to tame your dragons!" I FEEL AWFUL, THANKS written and illustrated by LARA PICKLE
Photo of a television showing a live feed of the lunar eclipse on DwarfLab's YouTube channel. With a house plant and some telescopes behind the screen.
Hummingbird sitting on a thin branch in a dogwood tree.