For anyone who doesn’t know me: My name is Andrew Jaromin. I am 24 years old and I am currently a Teaching Assistant. I love teaching, I love working with kids, and I love coaching (basketball mostly), but above all else, I would love to be a writer. This is hopefully a stepping stone on that journey. Welcome.

If you’ve come to this blog (website, journal, whatever it is, I haven’t pigeon-holed it just yet), I am hoping you’ve come here for a reason. A few that come to my mind are as such, and I think they are all both commendable and acceptable. Maybe you’re a close friend and simply want to show support for my writing; you know how much I enjoy and take pride in it so you’ve come to see what exactly it’s all about. Maybe you’re an acquaintance and by chance you stumbled upon something on social media that directed you here. You thought to yourself, “I didn’t know Andrew writes things”. Or maybe you don’t at all know who I am. In that case, something is going right and I am glad to have you here.

Whatever the case is, I am immensely grateful and I hope you enjoy what this site has to offer.

The question at hand is “So what exactly is on here, Andrew? Get to the point”. Alright, I’m getting there! Settle down. The point of all this is to create a place for me to share my writing with anyone remotely interested. From there it is up to you, the reader, to love, like, hate, feel indifferent, and perhaps critique my work. Writing is a love of mine, and therefore, I put it online with trepidation. It would be incredibly humbling to realize people aren’t a fan of what I write, and I can only imagine this is not an isolated fear of my own but one that most writers hold in their insulated, bleeding hearts. Most times, I write for myself because it calms me down and I enjoy it. But I  would be lying if I said thats my only goal. I also occasionally write in hopes that someone can relate to, or simply enjoy reading my work. This is the opportunity this site affords.

So please, read my short stories and read my poems; Read what you can, read what you enjoy, but most importantly, just read. Even for my closest of friends, don’t read out of a sense of responsibility. If it feels like work or duty then I haven’t done a very good job.

If you have comments, concerns, or suggestions I would love to hear them. I can be reached by email at ajaromin2014@gmail.com

Thanks so much for your support!

Kindly,
Andrew M. Jaromin