Red's Wrap
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Yesterday at the Salon with My Stylist for Life
The guy who cuts my hair is very young. Forty, maybe fifty years, my junior. When I walked into the salon yesterday, he was sitting, his flowing hair around his shoulder, fanning himself. He had on short shorts, a sleeveless t-shirt and Birkenstocks. The… Continue Reading “Yesterday at the Salon with My Stylist for Life”
Hair is Us: The Armor of a Great Haircut
When I sat down in the salon chair, I told the young guy who cuts my hair that I needed a haircut that said I was a ‘take charge’ type of person. I told him that my usual haircut with the wispy bangs wouldn’t… Continue Reading “Hair is Us: The Armor of a Great Haircut”
The Luxury of Thinking about Inconsequential Things
Today I thought about my hair How much I like getting what my daughter calls A bold haircut which I take to mean One unusual for a person of my age And weathered look, the lines in my face Carved by a dozen chisels… Continue Reading “The Luxury of Thinking about Inconsequential Things”
The Magic of the Salon
“How big a birthday? You mean you’re turning 85?” My hairdresser…for a slight moment there, I thought I should use a more current term like stylist or whatever and then I quick Googled hairdresser and this is what Wikipedia says: Hairdresser is a term… Continue Reading “The Magic of the Salon”
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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