About J.L. Evans

Strong Women Behaving Badly, Mayhem Ensues

(If I have an author brand, this is it.)

As an author and lover of all things funny, nerdy, dark, and glittery, i am passionate about books in a way that startles some and endears myself to others.

I’ve studied the craft of writing at Lighthouse Writers Workshop in Denver, CO, including juried fiction workshops with Claire Messud and William Haywood Henderson. My work is inspired by over 2 decades as a physician caring for the seriously and terminally ill and as a clinical professor of medicine. My writing— exploring themes of resilience, grief, identity, passion, and rage—seeks to bend suffering into a manageable shape, illuminating the place where despair and hope collide. 

I live in Colorado with my blended family of husband, three adult-ish children, and more books, board games, notebooks, stickers, and fun pens than should probably be allowed.