Justine Busto

Teaching English to speakers of other languages, both abroad and in the US, has been one of my passions for years. Currently, I’m helping first generation high school seniors write their college application essays with the team at GenOne Charlotte, a non-profit. In addition, I’m in the 2023 cohort of Authors Lab at the Charlotte Center for the Literary Arts, working on a collection of short stories.

Born Naked

I was born naked, but I got dressed up as soon as I could. Mom teased me about that when I was a kid. When I chose a fringed flapper dress for my first day of school, she rolled her eyes at my Miss Priss personality. She was a single mother, just starting out in the practice of law, had put herself through law school. And she didn’t work for some fancy-pants law firm. She was a public defender, so she didn’t have time or money for frills.

Issue 78, October 2023

Justine Busto

Teaching English to speakers of other languages, both abroad and in the US, has been one of my passions for years. Currently, I’m helping first generation high school seniors write their college application essays with the team at GenOne Charlotte, a non-profit. In addition, I’m in the 2023 cohort of Authors Lab at the Charlotte Center for the Literary Arts, working on a collection of short stories.

Born Naked

I was born naked, but I got dressed up as soon as I could. Mom teased me about that when I was a kid. When I chose a fringed flapper dress for my first day of school, she rolled her eyes at my Miss Priss personality. She was a single mother, just starting out in the practice of law, had put herself through law school. And she didn’t work for some fancy-pants law firm. She was a public defender, so she didn’t have time or money for frills.

Issue 78, October 2023

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