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Jennie S. Bev's Bits of Life
http://www.jenniesbev.com
Jennie S. Bev is an Asian American female author based in San Francisco Bay Area.
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Verisimilitude, bullshit, and meaning
[This article was previously published in The Jakarta Post on November 12, 2009.] Every single incident captured through the senses has at least one meaning, if not several. Meanings are both attached and given. As a writer, I give both concrete and ...
The stoning law, wan’ni, and sharia implementations
[This article was previously published in The Jakarta Post on November 3, 2009.] Bylaws in Aceh for stoning adulterers to death and 100 lashes for premarital sex should be nullified as they are not merely against human rights and unconstitutional, bu...
Youth Pledge, entrepreneurship, and young Indonesian ambassadors
[This article was previously published in The Jakarta Post on October 28, 2009 and with title "Success Story of Young Indonesians in the USA."] The Youth Pledge was declared on Oct. 28, 1928, where three ideals of Indonesia –one motherland, one...
Downside of narrative nonfiction journalism
Cited from Peter Rubie’s “The Elements of Narrative Nonfiction: How to Write and Sell the Novel of True Events” on page 46 and 47: A serious downside to narrative nonfiction journalism is that it can create an atmosphere where emoti...
Bruce Marks, the man who saves the American dream
[Read and watch about this remarkable man on CBSNews and NACA.com.] [This article was previously published in Tracy Press, October 23, 2009.] San Joaquin County is one of the hardest-hit counties in California in this mortgage crisis. And Mountain Ho...
Daily column in 2010
Starting January 2010, I’ll dedicate two hours per day writing a column. It can be for one specific publication with one designated column or for several publications of weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly designated columns (in English preferred). I...


Jennie - I like your writing and especially your take on things. Keep up the great work.
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