My name Jacob Hubbard, and I am a writer . . .

But to say I’m a writer doesn’t really tell you a whole lot about who I am. I'm drawn to stories that depict the human condition but of course, many writers understandably say something similar. What makes me any different?

For starters, I’m also a writing teacher, having earned my MA in Rhetoric & Writing and BA in English from San Diego State University, but that in of itself doesn’t make me any different from other writers. When I’m not teaching, I write stories as a way to process my thoughts and emotions and share with others.

I am also neurodivergent, and that has been a big influence on my own writing. Growing up on the West Coast my whole life, I’ve experienced first hand the way people often don’t understand neurodivergent experiences, whether it be a well meaning (but broken) special education system or outdated social beliefs about neurodiversity.

That is what I mean when I say I am drawn to stories that depict the human condition. I enjoy writing and sharing stories that often focus on very real human experiences, even if they are rooted in the fantastical. I am drawn to stories where the conflict is often internal because everyday, conflict is internal just as much as its external. I see stories as vehicles to depict the real, everyday emotions we have. 

When I write, I think of what Sylvia Plath once said, which is the following: 

"Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences.”