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99 New: Ring Ring
“Three years, Jan?” I’d written a comment to a fellow cochlear implant recipient hoping to console him about not using the phone a month or so after his implant. Oh heck, I said, I haven’t used the phone yet three years later! And he… Continue Reading “99 New: Ring Ring”
99 New: The N-Word
At the very last minute, the high school in a northern suburb abutting Milwaukee cancelled its scheduled run of a student production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” because of protests threatened by community members over the N-word which would have been spoken if the… Continue Reading “99 New: The N-Word”
99 New: Doing It
If you told people you would do it, you do it. That’s the lesson from doing 99 New for the past 25 days. After my husband ribbed me for posting rerun blog posts, I resolved to produce new material every day until Christmas. Here’s… Continue Reading “99 New: Doing It”
99 New: Guest Tip
Today, I was reminded that probably the most valuable thing you can do as a friend or a helper is to unload the dishwasher. _________________ Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash
99 New: On Foot
Start, stop, slow, fast, walk Point, touch, ask, tag, run, carry Twin boys walk to school
99 New: Traveling Mercies
The old man in the wheelchair grouses at his wife while he holds a fold of dollar bills. The airport man who pushed him to the gate explains what will happen next and the old man coughs a thick gurgling cough and covers his… Continue Reading “99 New: Traveling Mercies”
99 New: What’s Next
What just happened was inevitable so we shouldn’t be acting like a tsunami crashed over us while we were sleeping. Oh my God! What just happened? All that water! The Republicans won the election. And before I get a slew of comments about how… Continue Reading “99 New: What’s Next”
99 New: Chippy
There are a lot of very courageous women who are fighting on my behalf while I am enjoying myself at the ballpark watching our beloved Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies in the first game of the National League Divisional Series. I feel like… Continue Reading “99 New: Chippy”
99 New: Deadline
Twenty-three minutes Left in this hot muggy night Fancy words hanging ______________________ Photo by Max Bender on Unsplash
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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