Red's Wrap
Happiness. It's relative.
Category: Marriage, Family, Dogs, and Cat
What Are The Chances?
We had gotten along okay, my father-in-law and me. He liked that it didn’t bother me that he called me Babe and sometimes Doll. I never mind it when older guys use terms like that, it offends my feminist soul not at all; to… Continue Reading “What Are The Chances?”
Twin Dreams
Twin boys dreamt a road to the moon, Told Mama they would be home soon, One left for the bright stars, The other for red Mars, Rounded the sun, on Earth by noon. _______________________ Written in response to a Trifecta Writing Challenge to write… Continue Reading “Twin Dreams”
The Mother My Daughter Is
I like to say I knew her when. I knew her when her bangs were cut straight across with sewing scissors because the idea of spending real money on a haircut for a kid seemed outlandish to me. I knew her when she would… Continue Reading “The Mother My Daughter Is”
Warning Signal
When do you write the letter that tells someone they are making a huge mistake that will torture them in the years to come and chase them down the rabbit hole of the afterlife? I hear you saying, well, it depends on who it… Continue Reading “Warning Signal”
My First Three Days as an Au Pair
After a three-day apprenticeship, my twin infant grandsons were left in my care. I would say ‘our care’ but my husband was asleep on the couch for the duration so it seems unnecessarily inclusive and gratuitous to allow much credit to flow his way.… Continue Reading “My First Three Days as an Au Pair”
Six Words
It was inevitable that sometime during my 100 Essays in 100 Days project, I would get weak and either skip a day, pledging to make up the lost essay by doing two essays tomorrow, re-posting something that only six people read, betting that everyone… Continue Reading “Six Words”
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Has anyone studied the science of missing somebody? Is there research on what makes people miss somebody more or less? Did the people left behind in the Old World feel better when they got a letter after twenty years of wondering how their ambitious… Continue Reading “Out of Sight, Out of Mind”
Changing the Story
The power of the narrative is incredible. If a story is told often enough, it becomes what people believe. It becomes the truth. It serves as the truth until a new truth emerges but even then most people are resistant to the revision of… Continue Reading “Changing the Story”
Faerie Truth
Tonight’s episode of True Blood, besides having an exceptional amount of incredible gore, featured a touching funeral scene. In the scene, Sookie Stackhouse, who is a central figure in the world of True Blood, a normal person who can read minds and is a… Continue Reading “Faerie Truth”
Snow Door | wisconsinacademy.org
Listen to Jan read her essay “Billy” presented on WUWM’s Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “At the Breakfast Bar” on WUWM Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “The Parish Hall,” on WUWM Lake Effect
“Fury Cannot Touch Me,” Modern Love, NYT, 9/29/11
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