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The Word for This
Apr 27, 20193 min read
A Word from Jess: Intellect
There’s a lot going on, and my energy’s been scattered. I haven’t been phoning it in (when I switch my attention to this space, I’m fully...
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The Word for This
Mar 23, 20193 min read
A Word from Jess: Progress
I’ve been doing this work, in this space, for six months – which is not anything like a long time. But I’ve been pretty immersed,...
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The Word for This
Feb 13, 20196 min read
A WORD FROM JESS: SELF-LOVE
Confession: to the extent I have a plan, I’d intended to write this month’s official “A Word from Jess” post on self-love. Y’know, a...
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The Word for This
Jan 19, 20192 min read
ON CHOOSING MOTHERHOOD
"I didn't wander into motherhood or nonmotherhood unconsciously, recklessly. I gave it due consideration." Stumbled on this quote from...
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The Word for This
Jan 6, 20193 min read
We Cannot Separate the Artist from the Art
This is imperfect, and incomplete. I’m new, as activist, as feminist. New in my anti-racism self-education, self-evaluation, expressions,...
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The Word for This
Jan 5, 20195 min read
ON BEING SEEN
We say it all the time in this work: I see you. What we don’t say: being seen can be scary. Terrifying, even. But when we choose the...
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20182 min read
UNFOLDING
Most of the time I find images or textures to underscore some element of a message I want to communicate; today, I searched for a visual...
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20182 min read
THIS IS GRIEF
Feeling all kinds of unsettled this morning. Yesterday was uneventful and reassuring. Spoke with a few long-distance loved ones; spent...
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20182 min read
INTERSECTIONAL: A CROSSROADS
I woke to an Instagram post that read: “Self-Care Is How You Take Your Power Back.” No. NononoNONONO. This misses the point. Not because...
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20184 min read
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THAT."
[This is a rare time when I feel I hit "publish" too quickly. Besides a bit of formatting glitchiness, something I usually check before...
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20183 min read
BODY OF WORK, PART I
“That I was a child, with a body…” This line from my story is echoing today, the source of so many things dysmorphic, disordered,...
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20182 min read
INSISTENTLY INCLUSIVE
Because I haven’t given Insomnia an open invitation already… this time, the 2 am internal debate had me exploring the boundaries of my...
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20182 min read
MATTERS OF APPEARANCE
At some point early in the whirlwind of last week, I stopped to think about aesthetics. In fact, they almost kept me from moving forward....
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20181 min read
ON THE RECORD
One of the most powerful things to emerge from this week’s events has been watching countless others like me telling their stories,...
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20183 min read
"TRUST FALL": NOUN AND VERB
I spent a lot of time yesterday ruminating on affirmative acts of trust. (Side note: is it just me, or does the tagline “Built Ford...
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The Word for This
Nov 28, 20183 min read
LEAP... THEN, LOOK
In the words of Kyle Broflovski: "Holy shit, dude." (The series or South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut… take your pick. Those who know me...
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