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Tag: alcohol
My Report on Not Drinking Very Much
The benefits of not drinking very much after having been a person who drank quite a bit are multiple. First off, you lose weight. Second, you sleep way better. Third, you write less stupid stuff. Fourth, you start fewer arguments. I like things in… Continue Reading “My Report on Not Drinking Very Much”
Serve Up the Brown Rice
The day after I boldly announced on Facebook that it was my plan to be a ‘Superager’ and live to be a 96-year old with the brain of a 25-year old because the New York Times told me how, I got the results of… Continue Reading “Serve Up the Brown Rice”
Goodbye to My Old Loves
When I went home to see my parents after ten years away, I was amazed that my father wasn’t drinking. He was never a drunk, not an alcoholic, just a normal every day, drink or two before dinner, and a few or sometimes more… Continue Reading “Goodbye to My Old Loves”
My Husband Quit Drinking and I Lost 12 Lbs
I kid you not, a quirky phrase I love so much I wish I could say it every day. As a 12-year old, sitting in my bedroom doorway in my pajamas, I had a straight shot to the black and white TV in the… Continue Reading “My Husband Quit Drinking and I Lost 12 Lbs”
Sidewalk Still Life
This is a fine empty cognac bottle. Sitting upright on the sidewalk next to a children’s theatre school, it looked like it had been placed there to be photogenic, to make having drunk an entire bottle of cognac appear to be almost genteel. I… Continue Reading “Sidewalk Still Life”
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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