Happiness. It's relative.
Posted on February 21, 2026 by Jan Wilberg
By the end of today, I wanted to duct tape shut the mouths of the people I was with so they could not utter another single syllable. It was okay if their bodies were littered about my house and also okay if they talked… Continue Reading “One Last Word”
Posted on August 11, 2016 by Jan Wilberg
The first time I ate dinner alone in a restaurant I had fettuccine in cream sauce with peas. There’s a name for that dish but I don’t remember it. I do remember holding a biography of Princess Diana on my lap, a hardcover book,… Continue Reading “The Eventual Freedom of Not Belonging”
Category: Hearing Loss and Cochlear ImplantTags: introvert
Posted on September 9, 2014 by Jan Wilberg
I’m looking at Peter Pan costumes on Amazon tonight. This, after my daughter told me that “anything princess will be infantile or slutty.” The occasion is a blogging conference that I’m attending later this month in Atlanta. The first night features a reception hosted… Continue Reading “Oh Tinker Bell, Where Are You?”
Category: WritingTags: blogging conference, costume party, introvert
Posted on April 27, 2014 by Jan Wilberg
By the end of today, I wanted to duct tape shut the mouths of the people I was with so they could not utter another single syllable. It was okay if their bodies were littered about my house and also okay if they talked… Continue Reading “One Last Word”


What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.
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