top of page
Letterbox
The private and personal letters of a girl still growing up.
Search
Jess
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Nothing Serious
Maybe it was because life was getting so heavy that my friends and I basically goofed off for like two years straight. It's hard to...
29 views0 comments
Jess
Nov 2, 20201 min read
In a Nutshell- College
My college experience could be summed up in one word: dating. Here's to all the boys I tried on before I finally found the one that fit....
34 views0 comments
Jess
Oct 30, 20201 min read
The Road Trip
When I recall the cross-country road trip I took with Gil and Nicky, I'm surprised by two things: 1- that our parents agreed to let us...
28 views0 comments
Jess
Oct 26, 20203 min read
Growing Up
It felt like the whole world was ready to transition into adulthood before I was. Don't get me wrong, I was SO happy to have shed the...
9 views0 comments
Jess
Oct 23, 20206 min read
The Apartment
Nicky and I wanted to get away from it all. R-- was a tiny little town in the middle of nowhere, a farming community with a population...
20 views0 comments
Jess
Oct 16, 20201 min read
In a Nutshell- After Graduation
It was too soon for marriage, and too soon for a career. I didn't have the energy to start college right away. What to do, what to do? ...
23 views0 comments
Jess
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Depression
I think the deciding factor in getting help for my depression was that I just COULDN'T snap out of it. It was a combination of a lot of...
32 views0 comments
Jess
Sep 25, 20202 min read
First Kiss
Now that I was kiss-stamped for approval, I was very anxious about if and when the anticipated day would come about. I wondered about it....
25 views0 comments
Jess
Sep 23, 20202 min read
Date Dances
I was so relieved when I got asked to my first formal dance. I remember that I had to go that year because I was covering the dance in...
30 views0 comments
Jess
Sep 21, 20204 min read
First Trip Abroad
Traveling to Italy with my grandma was the opportunity of a lifetime, and I knew it. Italy was amazing, but I was affected more by what I...
22 views0 comments
Jess
Sep 18, 20203 min read
The Spy Pigeons
Here's another quintessential story I like to share with my students, especially if the conversation ever turns to spies (and with me,...
17 views0 comments
Jess
Sep 9, 20202 min read
First Date
When I got home from my first real date, I threw the flowers the boy had given me in the garbage. laid my head on my dad's knee, and...
9 views0 comments
Jess
Aug 28, 20202 min read
Sweet Sixteen
Turning sixteen was exciting and terrifying at the same time. Interestingly, what makes sixteen a milestone for most teenagers, getting a...
18 views0 comments
Jess
Aug 28, 20201 min read
In a Nutshell- High School
Another stage of life, another cast list of key players.
70 views0 comments
Jess
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Blonde- the End of the Era
Some memories don't really have a story attached. Rather, you look back on them and just sort of relive a feeling. When I recall the...
38 views0 comments
Jess
Aug 24, 20204 min read
The Closet
This story has been told and retold so many times, it's pretty much a legend now. I've already expressed my sympathy for anyone who did...
49 views6 comments
Jess
Jul 27, 20202 min read
Sign My Yearbook- Full Circle
I think one of the strangest feelings is the realization that you have come full circle. When I was in the 6th grade, I attended a little...
22 views0 comments
Contact
bottom of page