Although she is officially unemployed, Denise Frame Harlan juggles work as a writer, teacher, tour guide, nanny, fiber artist -- and a mother. Each of her jobs brings her joy, but not much money.
Originally from Farmland, Ind., Denise Frame Harlan lives and writes from her home north of Boston. She teaches at Gordon College and guides tours with Exploritas New England.
Harlan recently completed Seattle Pacific’s MFA program in creative writing. Her work has been published in Interweave Spin-Off, Living Crafts magazine, Lost Magazine and Catapult Magazine’s Eat Well: A Road Map. Her story about learning to cook will be featured in the forthcoming book, “The Spirit of Food.”
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Although she is officially unemployed, Denise Frame Harlan juggles work as a writer, teacher, tour guide, nanny, fiber artist -- and a mother. Each of her jobs brings her joy, but not much money.
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