Red's Wrap
Happiness. It's relative.
Tag: childhood
Golden
I pushed the button for the 14th floor, the tower suite. I got off the elevator and looked down at my feet. I was barefoot. This seemed crazy to me although I often go barefoot, not to meetings, though, never before had I been… Continue Reading “Golden”
Little Girl Makes a Big Splash
My father threw me off the end of the dock. It was his way of showing me that I could swim if I had to. Maybe this sounds heartless, but it was actually brilliant. He knew the longer a kid worried about swimming, watched… Continue Reading “Little Girl Makes a Big Splash”
Advent 4: Kid Stuff
Swing, plaid skirt flying Fists on chains, tight, white knuckles Secret flying, solo
Golden
I pushed the button for the 14th floor, the tower suite. I got off the elevator and looked down at my feet. I was barefoot. This seemed crazy to me although I often go barefoot, not to meetings, though, never before had I been… Continue Reading “Golden”
I Wish They Were Lucky
This is a repost. I went looking for posts talking about luck and found this one. We had it good – those of us who were able to grow up without worry. We were lucky.
Wishing for Monsters Under the Bed
I wish I had been less worried. If you ask me how I wish my childhood had been different, that would be my answer. I wish I had been less worried. It’s not a good thing for a child to be worried. Every day.… Continue Reading “Wishing for Monsters Under the Bed”
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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