“Jackie O’Neal’s writing, particularly that which incorporates her background, has a special kind of music. Her images are evocative, finely tuned, and spiritual. She sparkles as writer with great skill and sensitivity.”
-Elmaz Abinader, author of Children of The Roojme
“O’Neal’s pieces have an edgy quality; they seem driven by a kind of literary nervous energy reflecting a distinctive voice in prose: witty, knowing, surprising- filled with street-wise sauciness and sophistication.”
– Lucy Rosenthal, author of The Ticket Out
“..prose which is permeated with a lyrical and narrative sensibility ,which is truly unique.” – Thomas Lux, poet and author of Memory’s Handgrenade (1972), The Glassblower’s Breath (1976