Jean DiMotto writes haiku and creative nonfiction (literary essays and true stories creatively told) and does freelance legal writing. She has been a judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for more than fifteen years and has been a nurse for forty-five.
The creative nonfiction piece, “Reflections: A Mind in Search of its Moorings,” is an example of Jean’s braiding her writing with her nursing and judicial perspectives.
Cancer Light Blog
Jean was treated for cancer with chemotherapy followed by major surgery. She reflected on her experiences during those twelve months with honesty, poignancy and humor. Her blog,
Cancer Light, has been read by people in
more than 80 countries on six continents.