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Night Fall
It is very hot so we unzip the flaps and open the tent windows to capture the slight breeze somehow dipping into the valley where we are camped. We are late to find a campsite because the first park was full, twenty slots with… Continue Reading “Night Fall”
The $5 Canoe
Kayak on the Atlantic Ocean on the beautiful Florida Keys with the sea breeze at our backs or canoe in a mangrove swamp? The first involved a required kayaking lesson and $60 and the second involved grabbing a paddle and an orange life preserver… Continue Reading “The $5 Canoe”
A White Duck on a Red Leash
I may not have anything else to say except that I saw this today: a white duck waddling on the breakwater in Milwaukee with a little red collar and a red leash held by a mid-thirties-looking woman who was strolling with her husband and… Continue Reading “A White Duck on a Red Leash”
Speak
I walked a good long way on the beach today. Part of the way to where I was going I saw this big beautiful dead bird. He looked as if he had just landed, like he has flown low over Lake Superior aiming for… Continue Reading “Speak”
Nobody’s Perfect
What do you think? Does one bad apple spoil the bunch? What if they’re all bad apples? Then it’s gradations of bad. An apple can look a mess but be basically okay. You know, edible. Not everything is a damn beauty contest. Last week,… Continue Reading “Nobody’s Perfect”
A White Duck on a Red Leash
I may not have anything else to say except that I saw this today: a white duck waddling on the breakwater in Milwaukee with a little red collar and a red leash held by a mid-thirties-looking woman who was strolling with her husband and… Continue Reading “A White Duck on a Red Leash”
The $5 Canoe
Kayak on the Atlantic Ocean on the beautiful Florida Keys with the sea breeze at our backs or canoe in a mangrove swamp? The first involved a required kayaking lesson and $60 and the second involved grabbing a paddle and an orange life preserver… Continue Reading “The $5 Canoe”
Take It Easy
A powerboat is thrilling. Thrilling, risky, and nervewracking if you’re a person prone to wracked nerves. Any number of things can go wrong – the boat can fall off the trailer, the car can back too deep into the water at the marina, the… Continue Reading “Take It Easy”
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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