Play & Book Excerpts
Cancer Moon
(She Writes Press)
© Jenna Tico
To be published: September 17, 2024. Click book cover to preorder.
As part of our celebration of youth this month, we are sharing a "teaser excerpt" from a book twenty-somethings can certainly relate to!
About the Book:
Organized through the cycles of the moon, Jenna Tico’s personal humor essays and poetry collection, Cancer Moon: How I Survived the Best Years of My Life (She Writes Press), will be published on September 17, 2024. This book vulnerably and jovially guides readers through the turbulent twenties – a.k.a. the “age of wallowing.” Jenna invites women to embrace this necessary phase of life, helping them understand their self-worth and sexuality, empowering them to become who they want to be in the world. "Own your weird!"
Teaser Excerpt:
Before you freak out and burn all your bridges; before you throw your phone in the ocean and pierce your nose in the name of Satan and [f-ck] that guy with a pet snake who doesn’t chew his food; before you throw away every item of clothing you own and then max out your only credit card on nail polish and oven fries; and before you decide that now is the time to tell your mother every single thing she has ever done that has bothered you, and then quit your job and go back to snake guy’s house, please ask yourself the following question: Do I really desire the end of society, or am I just dehydrated?
Organized through the cycles of the moon, Jenna Tico’s personal humor essays and poetry collection, Cancer Moon: How I Survived the Best Years of My Life (She Writes Press), will be published on September 17, 2024. This book vulnerably and jovially guides readers through the turbulent twenties – a.k.a. the “age of wallowing.” Jenna invites women to embrace this necessary phase of life, helping them understand their self-worth and sexuality, empowering them to become who they want to be in the world. "Own your weird!"
Teaser Excerpt:
Before you freak out and burn all your bridges; before you throw your phone in the ocean and pierce your nose in the name of Satan and [f-ck] that guy with a pet snake who doesn’t chew his food; before you throw away every item of clothing you own and then max out your only credit card on nail polish and oven fries; and before you decide that now is the time to tell your mother every single thing she has ever done that has bothered you, and then quit your job and go back to snake guy’s house, please ask yourself the following question: Do I really desire the end of society, or am I just dehydrated?
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Jenna Tico survived the best years of her life by incessantly journaling, scribbling poetry, and distracting herself from her questionable choices with potato chips and excellent friendships.
Jenna is a multi-disciplinary artist, group facilitator, and ninth-generation resident of Santa Barbara, California. She graduated with honors from Scripps College and spent the next ten years working as a dance instructor, grant writer, and occasional, terrible waitress. She earned her counseling certification in 2016 and is passionate about creating spaces for the intersection of art and healing. She is the founder and host of Backbone Storytelling, a platform for true, body-centric stories told live. She lives in Santa Barbara with her family. Follow Jenna on:
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Photo Courtesy: Jenna Tico
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