J. and her best friend - Elsie

J. Spencer started her trivial career in 1987 when she started a weekly paper entitled "Tidbits". The paper was dedicated to publishing odd and interesting bits of information, as well as jokes, quotes, quizzes, contests, and cartoons. In 1993, she sold the rights to Tidbits but continued doing the writing for the publication. She authored the book "Tidbits Treasury of Trivia and Compendium of Miscellany: Odd and Unusual, Amazing and Amusing Facts, Stories, and Statistics" in 1995. By 1996, the weekly publication had been franchised and was appearing in nearly 100 towns from coast to coast. She also wrote for many years for the franchised publication "Trivia Time". In addition, she's been a staff writer for the Bathroom Reader's Institute, a columnist for "Montana Magazine", and the author of the book "Montana Trivia" published by Rutledge Hill Press in 2002, among other things.

She does most of her writing from unusual retreats. Recently, she spent two winters caretaking a closed lodge in the middle of Glacier National Park, a la Jack Nicholson in "The Shining". Spending such vast periods of time alone has given her a different perspective of society. She also spent ten consecutive summers on forest fire lookout towers atop remote peaks of Montana, where she was hit by lightning an incredible five times. Such proximity to enormous amounts of electricity has perhaps been responsible for the extra current running through her life.

When not off on wilderness adventures, she resides in Montana with her husband of nearly 25 years and a varying menagerie of animals. Hobbies include singing, occasional acting, gardening, composing silly songs, rehabilitating a century-old home, and taking pictures of interesting things.

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