Jen Durbent dot com

The Argument

I was not looking forward to the grim task of writing HTML by hand in 2026. But that is part of the point, right? It's 2026 and you don't know if a real human wrote this. I've thought about it. A lot. So, I can only hope this bare bones aesthetic is persuasive that I wrote this. Or whatever. I've got my posterity to think about! And who knows what kind of readers I will get through the centuries after these words are scooped up by the technocrats?

Jendurbent.com is the digital canvas for Jen Durbent, where critical thinking meets comedic timing. My writing slices through modern complexity, offering pieces that are deceptively simple, profoundly insightful, deep, and invariably clever. If you’re looking for content that is simultaneously smart, funny, and leaves you pondering the absurdity of modern life, you’ve found your next obsession. We dive deep without taking ourselves too seriously.

Interrelated Short Fiction

These stories are all part of an ongoing series of uncertain depth and length. I've been calling it the "Jenniverse," but that is a silly name.

Everything's Bound to Happen Twice

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Tune your interstellar boob tube to Fun!

Pyrite

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Mining an asteroid. What can go wrong?

Celia

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An octopus is a pen pal who makes her own ink.

Forward Ever Forward

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If time is a flat circle, the universe ain't.

The Quantum Archeologist

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At first you don't succeed, clone clone again.

Case of Metzger v Atler

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Parody or Prediction? The World Already Knows.

Books

My Dinner With Andrea

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It's important to not leave life left unlived.

CANON

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Poetry. You love this.

Sexts and Sonnets

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Poetry. You love this.

Comedy

I do comedy and that's fun, if you're in Chicago. Also, here's some links: