Jamie Allen is the author of the novel The Dashing Diner and the humor collection We Are Very Important Cavemen, and he's the creator of the Squirrel Census, a project that transforms our collective observation of squirrels and parks into cultural records. He writes the Substack Writing as a Sport, and he runs The Pronunciation of 'Baby' in Popular Music, an ongoing exploration of language and song.

A contributing writer to Atlanta Magazine, he has published essays, short stories, and humor in outlets including McSweeney's, Eyeshot, The Paris Review’s “The Daily,” The Oxford American, The Missouri Review, and many others.

While living in Los Angeles, Jamie served as Head Writer for the Pocket FM fantasy-drama-comedy Norse Code, a 550-episode scripted audio show. In the 1990s, he was the first-ever Senior Writer for CNN.com, creating multimedia feature pieces on film, TV, music, and literary personalities.

Jamie is certified by a regional plant-nursery chain on chainsaw, forklift, leaf blower, table hammer, paint brush, pallet jack, watering can, and other manual labor tools. Additionally, he has received his certificate to substitute teach at the high school level.

More:

— We Are Very Important Cavemen

— The Dashing Diner

— Squirrel Census

— The Pronunciation of {Baby} in Popular Music

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