Red's Wrap
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Tag: living in the moment
Afraid to Touch the Mail and Other Horrors
If you’ve lived any kind of normal life in the past month, you are waiting for the axe to fall. Who amongst all the people you talked to, walked by, touched on purpose or by accident, bumped in the elevator, blessed when they sneezed,… Continue Reading “Afraid to Touch the Mail and Other Horrors”
The Careful Tourist
One wise person says to live in the moment. Another says to take the long view. The stairs inside to the top of the lighthouse are wrought iron. With every step, the steps below are visible. Until at the top, they appear as layers… Continue Reading “The Careful Tourist”
Always Getting Ahead of Myself
Riding in our truck on the freeway, I am wishing I was riding in our truck on the freeway. It occurs to me that often the wish for the next time crowds out the time I’m in. Anticipation and yearning are reflexes honed by… Continue Reading “Always Getting Ahead of Myself”
Right Here Right Now
I’ve spent much of the past two weeks at this place – Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns in San Diego. I come in the morning, buy a lunch coupon, go up to the 4th floor, and hang out with my daughter. I’m… Continue Reading “Right Here Right Now”
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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