Red's Wrap
Happiness. It's relative.
Tag: death
What Are The Chances?
We had gotten along okay, my father-in-law and me. He liked that it didn’t bother me that he called me Babe and sometimes Doll. I never mind it when older guys use terms like that, it offends my feminist soul not at all; to… Continue Reading “What Are The Chances?”
Faerie Truth
Tonight’s episode of True Blood, besides having an exceptional amount of incredible gore, featured a touching funeral scene. In the scene, Sookie Stackhouse, who is a central figure in the world of True Blood, a normal person who can read minds and is a… Continue Reading “Faerie Truth”
Really Cold, Really Cold Ice Water
On the way to the park, I started the self-talk. The periodic self-pity I feel about my progressive hearing loss was flaring up so it was time to do the talk. The talk: You have to play the hand you were dealt. There are… Continue Reading “Really Cold, Really Cold Ice Water”
Prepare a Place For Me
There was only one reason why my father would be calling me. My mother must be dead. He explained how it happened, how just last week he had given up taking care of her at home, that for the third time, she’d gone limp… Continue Reading “Prepare a Place For Me”
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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