Hello! First of all, thank you for being here. I’m excited to be working on something for us, and I’ll tell you a bit more about it!

I’ve included prompts and other ideas after this note, so feel free to skip ahead. ⬇️

I’m coming to you raw, with a vision in my heart. I’m working to create a coffee table book called For the Girls. It’s meant to be a collection of stories, quotes, poetry, photos, journal entries, little doodles—anything that reflects the experience of being a woman. 

I picture it as a collage of girlhood and womanhood in all their messy glory. It's quotes we scribbled in notebooks, warnings passed down like folklore, photos of us at our softest and wildest, poems we weren’t sure anyone would understand, and confessions we’ve carried for years.

(Please tell me I’m not the only one who has millions of thoughts and ideas and sentiments tucked away into every corner of my life!)

This isn’t about perfection—it’s about presence. It’s about real women saying:

Here. This happened. This mattered.

The idea came from a mix of inspiration and frustration. After finishing Julia Fox’s memoir, Down the Drain, I felt so cracked open I spent the next 8+ hours in planning mode. There’s something about the way she writes—as if she’s not trying to be understood, just witnessed. That kind of honesty is its own power. It reminded me how much we need each other. How badly we crave spaces to say the quiet things, the funny things, the hard and sacred things.

I want to build something that doesn’t follow any rules. Something handmade, heart-led, collaborative. 

I’m feeling how strong the pull is right now for women to share what we’ve lived and what we’ve learned—about our hearts, our bodies, our friendships, our intuitions, our souls. I want this book to feel like something you’d gift a loved one, or pick up when you need to feel seen.

So here’s my ask:
Will you contribute something?

It doesn’t have to be long or polished. It can be silly, serious, weird, dreamy, vulnerable, practical, angry, hopeful—whatever feels real to you. You could pull something from your journal, your Notes app, or a dream you had last week. There are no rules other than being honest and authentically you.

I’m asking you to consider getting really raw, really real, and really vulnerable. You can submit as many things as you’d like. You can remain anonymous - even to me! 

Thank you for even considering. I’m so excited to start building this, and it would mean the world to include your voice. 🫶

With love and gratitude for girlhood,
Jessye