Jason Skipper

Jason Skipper is the author of the novel Hustle, a finalist for the PEN USA Award for Fiction. His work has appeared in the Rumpus and Hotel Amerika, with awards and recognition from Zoetrope: All Story, Glimmer Train, and Crab Orchard Review. He teaches creative writing  at Pacific Lutheran University and lives in Tacoma, Washington.

Ten Things I Can’t Do Without

1. Music
2. Strathmore spiral notebooks (with the green cover)
3. Plastic mechanical pencils
4. The sound of my partner’s laughter
5. The sound of my nephews’ laughter
6. The Magic 8 Ball on my desk
7. Long runs
8. My guitar
9. Buying a new skateboard at least once a year
10. My cat