Happiness. It's relative.
Posted on April 26, 2021 by Jan Wilberg

unabashedly
homely, unremarkable,
she gut howls, trees bend
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Listen to the howl here.
Photo by Darren Welsh on Unsplash
Category: WritingTags: Academy Awards, Frances McDormand, Nomadland, Oscars


What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.
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“Gut howls.” I have a few of those in me.
McDormand is the real deal. She commands the screen without artifice—an amazing feat in these days.
I’ve loved her performances in everything I’ve ever seen her in
A big McDormand fan since “Fargo”. She brings so much honesty to the screen.