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JR Roessl

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Unmoored: Coming of Age in Troubled Waters

Unmoored: Coming of Age in Troubled Waters

An explosively rendered family drama on the high seas encapsulates the conflict between a young girl's search for self and a father's dream.

2023

Stories

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The Day I Was Forced to Parade Around “The Donald’s” Dining Room Table

The King’s royal request to pluck a maiden of his choosing

Mar 14

frog with a gold crown sitting on a lily pad

Mar 14

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How to Tell Your Family to F*ck Off When You’re Dead

My grandfather’s revealing last will and testament

Sep 2, 2024

How to Tell Your Family to F*ck Off When You’re Dead

Sep 2, 2024

Published in
The Memoirist

Hollywood Thrills and Chills: Stunt Drivers, Dangerous Rides, And a Manson Mystery Unveiled

A recounting of my conversation with the late, great Hollywood stuntman Pete Porteous

Apr 9

Pacific Coast Highway near Big Sur

Apr 9

Published in
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They’re Partying on the Other Side

A Skeptic’s Guide to Love, Loss, and Death

Mar 24

They’re Partying on the Other Side

Mar 24

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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

Celebrating International Women’s Day Every Day

How we, as a collective Optimus Prime, can win the battle against Musk’s et al. Decepticons

Mar 13

Transformer-like robot stalking the city

Mar 13

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10 Tips to Help You Successfully Narrate Your First Audiobook!

Lessons learned from ground zero in a professional studio

Mar 9

woman in a recording studio booth

Mar 9

This is truely the most heartrending and achingly beautiful pieces I have ever read on Medium.

Mar 7

Mar 7

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Where Are We headed?

The political landscape is teetering on the edge

Mar 7

soldier

Mar 7

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The Ten Pitfalls Every New Writer Should Avoid

What happens after you write your masterpiece?

Mar 2

The Ten Pitfalls Every New Writer Should Avoid

Mar 2

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Why a Good Friend Refused to Send my Memoir to Tom Hanks

Taking ownership over your words and accepting the consequences

Jan 16

An attractive typewriter with a brown casing sitting on a desk. It’s surrounded by a book, a up of coffee, and a cell phone on top of some loose pages.

Jan 16

JR Roessl

JR Roessl

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Writer and published author. Former model and commercial actor. Former guest host for Jupiter Channel Japan (a la Bill Murray in Lost in Translation). Humorist.

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