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Tag: Trifecta writing challenge
So Sly
What it takes to satisfy each person is a secret she hides behind a wink and shares with no one lest it be thought too small and insignificant to make someone truly happy. ______________ Ah yes, it’s the second to last Trifecta Writing Challenge… Continue Reading “So Sly”
Reviver
There is no radar to gauge the depth of my sadness to lose the fun of Trifecta after all these many months, multiples of 33 words, sly comments, and pushes to do better. ____________________ Trifecta says to use a palindrome in a 33-word piece… Continue Reading “Reviver”
Lost Catch
Don’t panic. Just work with me here. Can you kick off your boots? Your parka? No? Okay. Stay calm. Got anything that would grab on to the ice? No, no! Not an axe! That wasn’t what I meant. ______________ Oh, those Trifecta folks have… Continue Reading “Lost Catch”
Until Death Do Us Part
“Bury him in his jeans, it’s ok,” said the funeral director, so I brought his favorite pair, the old Levis hanging on the bathroom door, checking the pockets again for more wrong numbers. _________________ Inspired by the wonderful folks at Trifecta Writing Challenge who… Continue Reading “Until Death Do Us Part”
And It’s Not Pretend
I fear my world getting smaller, the width of a bed, perhaps, and having strange people decide for me what makes me happy and what I think and what my real name is. _____________________ Written in response to a Trifecta Writing Challenge: 33 words… Continue Reading “And It’s Not Pretend”
What We Are Thinking When We Ask Politely
“You need to get your lazy-ass self off that couch and go do something useful.” “You need to work on your parenting skills.” “I’m not having a conversation with you, dumb-ass. You’ve got nothing to say that interests me. Just get your parked-like-a-cement-truck-ass in… Continue Reading “What We Are Thinking When We Ask Politely”
Grace
To the lighthouse was long and dusty, a bear and her cubs rumbled across the road; then woods gave way to the blueness of Lake Superior and the grace of waves on rocks. _______________________ Written in response to a Trifecta Writing Challenge to use… Continue Reading “Grace”
Twin Dreams
Twin boys dreamt a road to the moon, Told Mama they would be home soon, One left for the bright stars, The other for red Mars, Rounded the sun, on Earth by noon. _______________________ Written in response to a Trifecta Writing Challenge to write… Continue Reading “Twin Dreams”
Fan of Brevity
Trifecta asks for three words that sum up my writing process. Here they are: All at once.
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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