Jess Tholmer

Jess Tholmer

03
Sep
art of aysenur ezgi eygi by by valerie ross of @primroseworkshop

you paid for this: my neighbor is dead

My neighbor was murdered while peacefully protesting illegal settlements in the occupied west bank in gaza.
3 min read
01
Sep
birthday cake with sprinkles

august 2025, smoothie shops

A smoothie shop opened in my neighborhood, which was initially exciting, but quickly became not just a let-down but deeply disturbing. Of course, a smoothie shop opens, and I'm faced with a human rights issue.
3 min read
31
Aug
Sabrina Carpenter's album cover for Man's Best Friend

what else has me completely booked: august 2025

4 min read
16
Aug

An Untitled Work of Fiction: Chapter 4

I distinctly remember a cute boy I worked with in my first year of college putting his head on my shoulder. Our legs were also touching, so I thought my entire body would explode.
7 min read
11
Aug
Billy Crystal in the 1970s

you paid for this: I hated billy crystal's memoir

4 min read
08
Aug
notes on a celebrity: justin timberlake sucks

notes on a celebrity: justin timberlake sucks

5 min read
02
Aug
july 2025, hot pink

july 2025, hot pink

Friendship is such a big beast of a joyous part of life.
10 min read
01
Aug
what else has me completely booked: july 2025

what else has me completely booked: july 2025

But for now, here's what else has been keeping me busy.
5 min read
21
Jul

An Untitled Work of Fiction: Chapter 3

He would claim that he grew up in a "privileged but middle-class" household. He grew up religiously repressed, which tends to make people feel like they're part of some lesser class when usually it means quite the opposite.
7 min read
02
Jul
Tamir Rice would have graduated high school this month, a sign from 2020

june 2025, protests everywhere

My disclaimer, in case you missed it: I'm Black! I am Black and whit,e so yes, I am also white, but when I say "white people," I mean fully white people who don't have Black parents or any biologically Black family.
10 min read