Hi, I'm Eric Jennings

I’m a writer and visual artist living in Oakland, CA. I write creative non-fiction, poetry, invocations, scripts, and experimental stuff. I also create art and music. Much of my work is from the perspective of a male survivor of childhood abuse and sexual trauma.

Exist Otherwise

I'm the publisher and editor of Exist Otherwise Literary & Art Journal, as well as the micro journals Frighten the Horses, haiQu fOO, and Subliminal Surgery. See my blogroll for some of my other projects.

MenHealing

I work with MenHealing, a non-profit organization that provides healing resources for men who have experienced sexual harm during childhood and/or as adults. MenHealing also provides resources for loved ones and allies of men who are survivors of sexual harm.

Background

I was born outside of Boston in 1959, and then lived in Falmouth, MA until 1980. I lived in Oakland, CA through 1987, then Atlanta, GA until 1999, and am happy to be back in Oakland.

My early career was in theatre, having worked as a lighting designer, technical director, and performer. I began acting as a teenager with The Woods Hole Community Theatre. My professional career included stints with The San Francisco Mime Troupe, Seven Stages, and CORE Dance, among many others.

I teach a Bikram Yoga class most Saturday mornings at Bikram Yoga Oakland. I have three yoga certifications: Bikram Yoga, Tony Sanchez Yoga Academy, and Ghosh Yoga Calcutta. From 2002 to 2018, I owned and managed Still Hot Yoga in Atlanta, GA.