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Category: Resistance
All the Heavy Rain
I didn’t go to the third funeral this week because it was raining. At first, the rain was light but now it’s pouring and I’m glad for that because the rain is affirming my decision not to go. If I had gone, it would… Continue Reading “All the Heavy Rain”
Saturday Morning at the Sign Protest
Yesterday, at the sign protest we do every Saturday, three new guys showed up and muscled their way to the coveted corner of the very busy intersection. One of them held an ancient anti-abortion sign, the same very graphic and factually incorrect visual that… Continue Reading “Saturday Morning at the Sign Protest”
Sign Snob Over Here
A few weeks ago at the Saturday morning sign protest, someone held a sign that said, “Trump Has Dementia.” Now, I like these people – the sign protesters – a lot but I’m not keen on talking about Trump’s age or cognitive status. It’s… Continue Reading “Sign Snob Over Here”
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Ca-pit-u-la-tion Turn your pockets inside out Hear their change jingle ___________________ Photo by Sarbasri Bhaumik on Unsplash
Rise Up to Save Her
If we are able to untie the damsel in distress tied to the railroad tracks in time, this period in American history will mark an explosion of courage, compassion, and citizenship. We are boycotting big companies, buying out the Dollar Store’s inventory of poster… Continue Reading “Rise Up to Save Her”
Kids Don’t Know This Won’t Last
Instead of obsessing about the latest assault on common sense, democracy, and honor, we decided to clean up my husband’s office this afternoon. Behind a bookcase was this little gem of a photo. Me and the Baby Nelson (which is what we called him… Continue Reading “Kids Don’t Know This Won’t Last”
No Kings: How It Went
After the No Kings speeches were done on Saturday, they announced that the march would be forming up, so I asked my compatriots if they wanted to march and they shook their heads no, but I wanted to march, mostly because I’d been standing… Continue Reading “No Kings: How It Went”
The Beauty of Baseball
The Milwaukee Brewers won their first National League playoff game against the Chicago Cubs today. It was delicious to watch for a dozen reasons, not the least of which everyone in Milwaukee hates the Cubs and their manager, Craig Counsell, a hometown boy, former… Continue Reading “The Beauty of Baseball”
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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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