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The Lifeline of Social Media
For years, I couldn’t communicate the way other people communicate. I couldn’t talk on the phone, and I couldn’t navigate most conversations outside of those with my husband and a very small group of other people whose voice pitch and tone were discernible by… Continue Reading “The Lifeline of Social Media”
The Lost Art of Dying and Closed Captioning Walk into a Bar
What I learned today is too depressing to talk about for very long. I sum it up by saying that I attended a fascinating and beautifully constructed presentation on “The Lost Art of Dying,” which included artists’ very detailed depictions of the plague in… Continue Reading “The Lost Art of Dying and Closed Captioning Walk into a Bar”
Thank you, Facebook
It’s not unusual for me to know what’s happening across town in a confrontation between police and protesters before there’s any mention in the traditional media. How? I see it on Facebook. A trusted Facebook friend, say, the guy who works for the ACLU or… Continue Reading “Thank you, Facebook”
Some Things Can’t Be Explained
Tonight, my ex-husband showed up in my Facebook feed as one of the “People you may know.” It said, too, that we had one friend in common. Yes, we do. She has children of her own now, our grandchildren. To have him show up… Continue Reading “Some Things Can’t Be Explained”
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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