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99 New: An Open Letter to My Dear Friend Hillary
Dear Hillary, I daresay in this age of hyperbole and conjecture that it is entirely possible that someone without your best interests at heart planted the rumor that you are thinking of running again for President in 2020. They might have sown those seeds… Continue Reading “99 New: An Open Letter to My Dear Friend Hillary”
99 New: Slow Learner
I give you this boot. It’s a beautiful boot, especially after I shined it this afternoon, but it’s still a boot. The boot is here because I can’t sort out what I think about watching Anthony Bourdain on TV. He is the famous chef… Continue Reading “99 New: Slow Learner”
99 New: Simple as Pie
You only need to know how to make one fine pie. If you can make one fine pie, you will always be welcome, sort of like how everyone likes a guest who can tell a good joke or tap dance. You can’t not like… Continue Reading “99 New: Simple as Pie”
99 New: Listen Up
My 12-year old granddaughter, the one with the black pants and black hoodie and black, straight-brim baseball cap, announced to me that she wanted to stop playing the flute in band because there are so many flute players, and instead she wanted to play… Continue Reading “99 New: Listen Up”
The Luxury of Thinking about Inconsequential Things
Today I thought about my hair How much I like getting what my daughter calls A bold haircut which I take to mean One unusual for a person of my age And weathered look, the lines in my face Carved by a dozen chisels… Continue Reading “The Luxury of Thinking about Inconsequential Things”
99 New: The Day After
It was unusual to win. We got a new governor in Wisconsin after many long years of having a Republican governor, Scott Walker, who was not good – not good for women, families, education, environment, the whole list. For years, I’ve stood incredulous as… Continue Reading “99 New: The Day After”
99 New: Truckin’
Once again I am ensnared in the plans of my friend, Karen. This time I am to drive our truck through the city tomorrow, Election Day, along with a companion who will play music and shout out to folks who look like they haven’t… Continue Reading “99 New: Truckin’”
99 New: Dreamt
I was on foot in my own city, not lost, but not knowing where I was either, because the streets were all diagonal, forming a herringbone pattern that was crazy-making, so when a motorcycle with two men stopped in front of me I got… Continue Reading “99 New: Dreamt”
99 New: Change of Season
Chapped lips smoking lights Ashes-burned tiny rimmed holes Singed red flannel smell ________________ Photo by Sandis Helvigs on Unsplash
99 New: November Friday Round-Up
Between tampons and political signs, I am spending a lot of time in our truck. I stopped at a house in a north shore suburb to plant a sign for the Democratic candidate for governor. The sign recipient’s neighbor stood in his driveway smoking a… Continue Reading “99 New: November Friday Round-Up”
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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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