Hello

I’m an avid reader, movie-goer, traveler, and writer. I enjoy writing for the ability it has to create worlds and open doors to new possibilities. And I am excited to share his stories with you. When not writing or reading, I’m hiking, camping, or really anything outdoors. A movie fanatic, I use any opportunity to recommend, discuss, and randomly quote cinema in everyday life.

On this site,

I am sharing my love of movies, books, poetry, and more. Every week, as best I can, I will be posting a blog of some sort.

Whether it is a throwback story about a favorite trip to Yosemite or underrated movie analysis or list of top five list.

I hope there is something here for you to enjoy and share. I will also use this to keep everyone up to date on the books I am planning to write and publish.

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My Book,

To Hover Over Waters, the first book in a series about children who have magically and mysteriously been made invisible to the world around them. The wonder and fear of being a kid are heightened in this alternate state as the kids must figure out what they want and what they are mean to do.

Drawing inspiration from a variety of books and movies, he wrote the novel as an exploration of purpose, belief, and culture from a kid’s point of view. The book evokes the readiness of youth to create and explore. But it also examines the effects hardship and trauma can have later in life. Jesse hopes to continue this series and share other novels, novellas, and random stories.

More about me,

I have worked for a variety of educational and trauma-centered youth organizations. After graduating from Truman State University with a degree in Psychology, I went on to work in a safe house for adolescent survivors of human trafficking. I worked with The Covering House – an abolition non-profit centered in St. Louis—for four years. The house provides refuge and restoration for victims of child sex trafficking. In my work, I believe in the restorative power of creative expression and have found comfort with it in his own life.

— Jesse