Jesse Sings

More than anything, eight-year-old Jesse Hall wants his divorced parents to reconcile. He has witnessed the pain his dad inflicts when he is drunk, but Jesse knows it’s the alcohol, not his dad. “If I write him, I might make him stop drinking and gambling, then we can all be together.” Despite Jesse’s fervent prayers, his dad misses child support payments, keeps gambling, and remains an alcoholic. To make ends meet Jesse delivers papers, collects deposit money on pop bottles, and inspects change slots of vending machines while his mom sews and cleans for people in the small rural town.…