After 10 years as a travel writer for Southern Living Magazine, Jen Frazier traded in the corporate world to stay home with her two children, three dogs and three hermit crabs.\n
\n\nNow she juggles carpool and laundry with writing for the Great American Country website, AAA Texas Journey Magazine and Texas Monthly Magazine, as well as blogging for thejensource.blogspot.com While she lives in the big metropolis of Dallas, she longs for weekends in the country. To learn more about this award-winning writer (recipient of the Barbara Jordan Award and the Luce Award), visit her website at jennifermfrazier.com
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Now she juggles carpool and laundry with writing for the Great American Country website, AAA Texas Journey Magazine and Texas Monthly Magazine, as well as blogging for [*thejensource.blogspot.com*](http://thejensource.blogspot.com) While she lives in the big metropolis of Dallas, she longs for weekends in the country. To learn more about this award-winning writer (recipient of the Barbara Jordan Award and the Luce Award), visit her website at [*jennifermfrazier.com*](http://www.jennifermfrazier.com) ## Recent Posts [](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/bookmobiles) [How Bookmobiles Are Helping Communities | Rethink:Rural](https://rethinkrural.raydientrural.com/blog/bookmobiles) *Bookmobiles make resources even more accessible. 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