Jessica Tillman

Joined February 2021

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Chest full of secrets
When I first saw her burdens, she wore them like bows in her hair. They say you can romanticize someone else’s pain. Just like you can be in awe of the night sky. But negligent of its terror.
By Jessica Tillman5 years ago in Poets
The Women In Black
“I moved to California with my toddler and just $700 in my pocket.” Taraji Henson said looking decisively at the camera. It almost felt like she was looking at me. I had already failed at societys traditional expectations of having a relationship with your child’s father. And like most women separated from their baby daddy often feel: I felt like my dreams were so far out of my reach.
By Jessica Tillman5 years ago in Humans
Changing Lanes
You know those distinct words that someone said to you, that stick in your memories forever? Maybe you structured your life around these words. Maybe they were the words that haunted you, when you made a mistake. My words came from my mom. My mom used to always tell me, “what goes around, comes around.”
By Jessica Tillman5 years ago in Families