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The private and personal letters of a girl still growing up.
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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...
Jess
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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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....
Jess
Nov 2, 20201 min read
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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...
Jess
Oct 30, 20201 min read
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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...
Jess
Oct 26, 20203 min read
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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...
Jess
Oct 23, 20206 min read
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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? ...
Jess
Oct 16, 20201 min read
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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...
Jess
Oct 14, 20202 min read
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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....
Jess
Sep 25, 20202 min read
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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...
Jess
Sep 23, 20202 min read
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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...
Jess
Sep 21, 20204 min read
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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,...
Jess
Sep 18, 20203 min read
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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...
Jess
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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Sweet Sixteen
Turning sixteen was exciting and terrifying at the same time. Interestingly, what makes sixteen a milestone for most teenagers, getting a...
Jess
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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In a Nutshell- High School
Another stage of life, another cast list of key players.
Jess
Aug 28, 20201 min read
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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...
Jess
Aug 26, 20201 min read
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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...
Jess
Aug 24, 20204 min read
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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...
Jess
Jul 27, 20202 min read
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