Seeking a cease fire of body and brain as I observe, write, learn editing on the fly and figure out how to live with multiple sclerosis.
After a lifetime of fighting mud and grease, steel and chlorophyll, I'm learning how to let go and just exist for a change. Novice writer with Multiple Sclerosis observing life with all its glorious, ugly, kind and cruel beauty and insecurities.
My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyond from a rural progressive point of view.
Website promoting working class politics and tackling creeping authoritarianism