I am an atheist, if by God one means a transcendent Person who acts willfully within the creation. I am an agnostic in that I believe our knowledge of “what is” is partial and tentative–a tiny flickering flame in the overwhelming shadow of our ignorance. I am a pantheist in that I believe empirical knowledge of the sensate world is the surest revelation of whatever is worth being called divine.

- Chet Raymo

Jennifer Saylor is a writer, learning photographer, science communicator, graphic designer, independent journalist, community organizer, information junkie, crafter, blogger, Tweeter, cat lover and later-in-life college student in Asheville, NC.  She stays busy.

She is currently nearly done with an undergraduate degree in chemistry mass communication at UNC Asheville, with a minor in political science, a buttload of math and science classes, and two internships in photography and visual science communications.

Rumors that she once floated down a stretch of the French Broad River on a summer day with a Ziploc bag full of the Economist magazine do actually have a basis in fact.

Her hobbies are rearranging things into order and sense, offering insight and complexity rather than the expected, reading, taking pictures, knitting, gardening, blogging, listening to music, making playlists and watching Frontline.

She likes thunderstorms, the moon, the sun, the ocean, tea, yarn, clouds, beads, gardens, mist, fat cats, wind, swimming, moonlight, sunlight, bread pudding (she likes this very much, actually), Indian food, food in general, music subscription services, genre television and the days when you can feel the seasons start to change from one to another.

Her sign is the keyboard; her symbol is the . Her favorite place is Asheville, North Carolina because that is where all her people are. She rejoices in Information, Community, Satori and Order, can’t stand a commons in disarray, and likes teachers and cats.

Rates and portfolio/writing samples available on request. You can reach me at firstname.freelance@gmail.com — except use my real first name!