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Jessie Sholl

Jessie Sholl
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Jessie Sholl

JESSIE SHOLL's essays and stories have appeared in national newspapers and journals. She is coeditor of the nonfiction anthology Travelers' Tales Prague and the Czech Republic and a contributor to EverydayHealth.com. She holds an MFA from The New... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. My newest one: All our secrets are the same.
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My life in 8 words: "Introverted girl often pretending to be an extrovert."
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Jessie Sholl Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. My newest one: All our secrets are the same. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Sushi. Or Mexican. Or Italian. I love food too much to eat only one thing. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Either drawing -- I can barely draw a stick figure -- or a decent sense of direction (which is a talent as far as I'm concerned). Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Snakes. If you read Dirty Secret, you'll understand why. Q. What was/is your favorite job? A. Teaching. Although fish-gutting had a calming, Zen-like aspect to it that I liked a lot. Learn more about Jessie Sholl

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Zimbio, February 8, 2012
...and Hoarders: Buried Alive on our televisions, we get a first hand look at how hoarding effects families. Jessie Sholl is the daughter of a hoarder, and has written a book about the impact that has made on her life. Join us as Jessie talks about her...
Yakima Herald Republic, August 10, 2011
...In reading Jessie Sholl's "Dirty Secret: A Daughter Comes Clean About Her Mother's Compulsive Hoarding," I learned that "churning", a seemingly innocent habit of piling things up and then picking...
Zimbio, February 8, 2012
...and Hoarders: Buried Alive on our televisions, we get a first hand look at how hoarding effects families. Jessie Sholl is the daughter of a hoarder, and has written a book about the impact that has made on her life. Join us as Jessie talks about her...
The Girl from the Ghetto, May 26, 2011
...When Jessie Sholl wrote to me last summer to ask if I would be interested in reviewing her book, I was thrilled, as I've never read a book about hoarding and always...