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It Happened To Me: My Aunt Attempted to Baptize Me in Her Swimming Pool (A Jane Magazine Rejection)

My cousin almost killed me and my aunt tried to get me to accept Jesus during a visit to my dying grandma. Jane politely rejected this essay nearly 25…

14 hrs ago

It Happened To Me: My Husband Said He Was 'Going Away For A Weekend Alone' — But I Was Secretly Reading Every Exchange Between Him And The…

Finding the journal detailing his affair was only Part One of my nightmare. As he continued to document every lie and misdeed, I resorted to desperate…

Apr 23

It Happened To Me: I Painted My Dad's Kitchen High On Acid

What's the worst that could happen when you give a teenager a powerful hallucinogenic drug, a ladder, and a bunch of paint?

Apr 22

It Happened To Me: I Was A Glamorous Fashion Magazine Editor-In-Chief — And Nobody Knew I Was Homeless

In between fancy dinners, hotel parties, and snorting cocaine with $100 bills, I slept in Central Park and washed in public bathrooms. I kept my double…

Apr 21

My Strange (Easter) Addiction

Every year, I become obsessed with seasonal jelly beans to the point that I stash bags throughout the apartment

Apr 20 •

Charlie Connell

Hi! I'm Jane's Brother And I'm Here To Help: If I Made The Product Laws

While I work on getting these highly practical regulations on the books, here are some cheap and easy workarounds to solve the egregious omissions of…

Apr 19 •

I Binge Watched Infomercials While My Husband Fought Cancer

To cope with the sadness, I filled my days with Law & Order Marathons — and in turn got way too familiar with the sex-crazed Blue Chew girlies and the…

Apr 17

I Don’t Want To Pay For Concentration Camps

Paying taxes is never fun, but it felt especially bleak this year

Apr 16 •

Charlie Connell

Unpopular Opinion: People Who 'Skip Intro' Are Lazy And Unappreciative

Plus: Jane's Crush Shows Up!

Apr 15

It Happened To Me: I Was An Emotionally Absent Mom Until My 10-Year-Old Got Hospitalized For Punching Through A Glass Door

A suicide threat, an ER visit, and inpatient therapy for our young daughter changed our family forever.

Apr 14

Diary Of A Music Journalist: The UnFun Part

Getting the chance to meet and become friends with rockstars can be a double-edged sword.

Apr 13

Find The Food In My Teeth!

This is the shortest and least important item I've posted on Another Jane Pratt Thing to date! We'll be back tomorrow with our more deep and meaningful…

Apr 12 •

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