Rebecca J Blondin Member Member since 2023

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Writer of short fic, scripts, essays & to-do lists

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Rebecca J. Blondin is a scriptwriter, essayist, and writer of speculative and literary fiction. She’s worked as a public-school teacher and for several non-profits. Rebecca received a MAT from the University of San Francisco and a BA from Northwestern University in Chicago. Her fiction has appeared in the Santa Monica Review and Atticus Review, and her scripts have placed in various competitions (Austin Film Festival, Scriptation, Stage 32, Page Turner, and the Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards). She lives in San Francisco, California with her family and various houseplants.
Favorite things she incorporates into her writing: Humor, mythology/mythical creatures, human relationships, diversity & representation, adaptations of 19th century literature, queerness, people who like their jobs, and a little body horror on occasion.

Location:: San Francisco, CA
Social:: Blog/web
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Rebecca J Blondin's Publication History

Feb 2022

Santa Monica Review published Cerberus

Jan 2020

Atticus Review published Walgreens on California

Interview with Rebecca J Blondin

Do you read literary journals and magazines regularly? If so, which are your favorites?

I wish I read them more than I do.

Who are your literary (or artistic) heroes?

Jane Austen. Geoffrey Chaucer. Willa Cather. Terry Pratchett. Barbara Kingsolver. The folks who passed down the world's ancient mythologies into the present.

What makes you procrastinate when you could be doing your creative work? What are your strategies for finding focus?

Scrolling on my phone. I really wish this hasn't become a staple of modern life and I envy the folks who haven't fallen prey to this particular vice. What a time suck!

Where do you find inspiration?

Nature. Public transportation. Classic literature & Classical literature. Mythology of various cultures. My own dreams and nightmares.

If you could choose to be born in any era, which one would you choose and why?

1890s: Victorian Age, Belle Époque, Gilded Age, Second Industrial Revolution. Progressive Era. I'm seeing history repeating itself now, and I'd like to go back in time and check out the original.

For your first draft (or sketch), do you prefer analog or digital tools, or a mix?

I prefer a spreadsheet.

Do you incorporate generative AI/LLMs into your creative process? If so, how?

NOPE.

Are you an unreliable narrator?

I am honest to a fault, and I think creating an unreliable narrator would be super challenging for me.

Last Updated: 03 Oct 2026