By Jess Charle I was a clumsy child. My parents like to recount tales of my follies to their friends … More
Author: Jess Charle
Real People. Not Actors.
By Jess Charle There’s a new car commercial on television, have you seen it? Unsuspecting real people, not actors, are … More
Don’t go into the treehouse
Trigger warning: this story involves sexual violence By Jess Charle “Don’t go into the treehouse.” It was the first thing … More
We can’t all be the pretty one
By Jess Charle The table before me was a pastel painting of tantalizing treats. Fried donuts with shiny pink frosting, … More
Spiders in the chimney
By Jess Charle In the fall of my ninth birthday, my family moved from a small two-bedroom apartment to a … More
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