Hi. I'm Jess. Well, I'm Jessie if you grew up with me in NJ, "Jersey Jess" if you are a part of the first groups of friends I made after moving to Long Island. Or, it's simply Jess these days. I grew up in mostly small towns in New Jersey, and spent the later teen years into the beginning of my 20's on Long Island before falling in love and moving to Connecticut then later to Florida. 

Writing and Photography have always been the go-to safety net of my heart. It started with poetry in Voorhees High School with Mrs. Harrod, an A, and reading a poem I wrote in front of the entire school while shaking uncontrollably at the podium. Photography started with one-use cameras, friends and family passings and an obsession with trying to remember everyone. Thousands upon thousands of pictures were developed at CVS until I got my first real camera at 16.

Never once did I think I would be a children's book author and still am smiling that it was my children that inspired me to pursue that dream and push for it. I am the process of writing more books re-establishing my photo path since the move back to NJ and to publish my first photo project later this year.

I'd love to hear from you and what your thoughts are on my writing, or photos you’ll find scattered throughout the webpages here. Thanks for stopping by.