Jessie Sage

Columnist @PGHCityPaper | freelance writer covering the sex industry | CA native, Pittsburgh local | bookworm | good food, strong coffee & shameless naps

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

I am so proud to be a part of Working Girls Press's latest anthology, and I’m fangirling over the talented people who wrote our blurbs!
I wrote 4 essays in this collection, and they are certainly the most personal pieces I’ve published. I’m anxiously awaiting the 5/1/26 pub date!

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

Stoked to see my @PGHCityPaper column back in print!

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@MissVikkiLynn Yes! I went through something almost identical with my mom, it took us many years to move past it.

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Margo has Money Troubles feels like one of the most realistic depictions of how people get into sex work (particularly online), what’s it’s like to live under stigma, and how sex work changes your life that I’ve seen in mainstream entertainment.

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

"In Western Pennsylvania, you don’t need a degree in Marxist theory to understand exploitation; working-class analysis is passed down like a family heirloom."

I wrote about sex work, class, Pittsburgh grit, & @adrierising's new anthology.

https://t.co/Skv3VlVBGG

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

@Sarabellalondon It’s worth sticking it out, it gets better!

[🪬 Goddess Joules Opia Femdom Hypnosis @GoddessJoules]

She definitely started making money and rose to prominence more quickly than is realistic but it is easily forgiven.

I love seeing a sex working mom portrayed as a genuinely good mother. I can't think of any other piece of media that does so.

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

@GoddessJoules I agree with your comment about her fast success, but the rest of it I thought was very well done!

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@SarahDiAvola It’s really good, especially as it gets going!

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@riseandgrindcor So many things, including the house

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@LaurenLevitt8 @juniperfitz Thank you so much for coming ♥️

[Lauren Levitt @LaurenLevitt8]

I went to a reading for this book today with works by @sapiotextual, @juniperfitz, and Emily Warfield, and I can’t wait to read it even more.

[Eddie Dean | 18+ @eddiedean69]

People saying sex work is “selling your body” really rubs me the wrong way. No one is buying my body - they’re paying for my time, attention and services. I retain my autonomy and don’t relinquish control of my own body

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

@riseandgrindcor This is how I learned to read too, they tried this in the 80s when I was growing up in CA. I can’t spell for shit.

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

A text from my mom this morning that's so pithy and profound I had to share:

Life is actually pretty perfect if you can endure it.

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

Pittsburgh sex workers: I'm writing a piece on how the draft is impacting work in the city this weekend. Reach out if you're open to talking to me about how it's impacting your business. (Here or email: [email protected])

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

@FlirtwAlexMore Yoga

[Ava @noampomsky]

it’s important to remember that at any point you can just say what you really feel and ask for what you really want

[Jessie Sage @sapiotextual]

If you’re not watching DTF St Louis, what are you even doing with your life?

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@riseandgrindcor Coffee & cigarettes