Red's Wrap
Happiness. It's relative.
Tag: sports
No Hope, No Baseball
I asked the guy sitting behind us where his buddies were. The three of them have been sitting behind us at baseball games for the past four years. For awhile the middle guy, Harry (the only one of them whose name I know) was… Continue Reading “No Hope, No Baseball”
Perennials
Cleats clicking on the sidewalk New uniforms over high school underwear, new socks belonging to the team A bat a cane for the old coach still in the game, telling what’s next to listeners Hands shaking and shaken, trash talk polite in the pre-season,… Continue Reading “Perennials”
Like Glass
Knowing when a thing is done, when it can’t be revived, or reconfigured is a gift. It makes for definitive exits and avoids the lingering looks and feeble tries to resurrect something that is clearly dead. I know this because my skating life is… Continue Reading “Like Glass”
Swimmer Girl
I wonder what she thinks about stroke after stroke. She’s told people she has a 60-hour playlist in her head of favorite tunes from ‘her generation.’ Being of her generation, I wonder what’s on the list – Stones or Beatles, Motown or Beachboys? She’s… Continue Reading “Swimmer Girl”
No Hope, No Baseball
I asked the guy sitting behind us where his buddies were. The three of them have been sitting behind us at baseball games for the past four years. For a while the middle guy, Harry (the only one of them whose name I know)… Continue Reading “No Hope, No Baseball”
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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