tiny moments

everyone shows love differently and most of the time it shows up in the small things.

family, memoirJessy EastonDecember 20, 2020Comment

five questions from my community

Q&A + our wedding day on film: part II

us, writing, travel, homeJessy EastonDecember 16, 2020Comment

opening up space

I’m stepping into a new chapter. One where my dreams—not someone else’s—are at the center of my life.

lifeJessy EastonDecember 11, 2020Comment

words after dark: california strays

an excerpt from the second story in From the Dust read on film

memoir, writing, words after dark, homeJessy EastonDecember 9, 2020Comment

words after dark: the scent of books

an excerpt out of From the Dust read on film

memoir, writing, words after dark, homeJessy EastonDecember 2, 2020Comment

the day I let myself want things again

this is a time to celebrate the possibility of a brighter future

family, usJessy EastonNovember 8, 2020Comment

hope restored

today, I’m leaning hard into that newfound optimism and the possibility of a future of building an inclusive democracy

Jessy EastonNovember 7, 2020Comment

when time stopped

the song played through for five minutes and we didn’t speak

us, homeJessy EastonNovember 3, 2020Comment

beacon quarterly

I talk with Beacon Quarterly about my new essay “From the Meth Lab to the Red Carpet”

writingJessy EastonOctober 30, 2020Comment

everything

a practice in meditation

meditation, homeJessy EastonOctober 28, 2020Comment

I love you's in the dark

The little things. Don’t miss ‘em.

usJessy EastonOctober 23, 2020Comment

keep going

We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are.

Jessy EastonOctober 22, 2020Comment

waste of ink

finding pieces of the ones we love in our writing and in our living

family, writingJessy EastonOctober 18, 2020Comment

one year

for Perry, without you this book wouldn’t exist.

writing, usJessy EastonOctober 15, 2020Comment

nightwaves beyond the marshlands

can we ever escape our need?

travel, us, writingJessy EastonOctober 4, 2020south carolinaComment

trust and travel

new travel essay/love note, Paradise Beyond published on trust and travel

writing, us, travelJessy EastonSeptember 28, 2020Comment

my conversation with my childhood hero, Jim Carrey

I wish I could go back in time and tell young Jessy that her hero would one day make her feel seen and heard.

books, memoir, familyJessy EastonSeptember 15, 2020Comment

memoirs and misinformation

Jim Carrey’s book is a total mindfuck and full of absurdity, but the truth is there if you’re open to it.

booksJessy EastonSeptember 10, 2020Comment

more days like this

wine-stained teeth and sunsets at six thousand feet

us, writingJessy EastonAugust 13, 2020Comment

why I write

“When you’re writing, you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know.” - James Baldwin⁣

writingJessy EastonAugust 2, 2020Comment