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Rowing
Today I watched a couple walking down the street near Walmart. She was pushing a baby in an umbrella stroller and trying to make her little girl – maybe 3 or 4 years old – hold on to the side of the stroller which… Continue Reading “Rowing”
Rowing
Today I watched a couple walking down the street near Walmart. She was pushing a baby in an umbrella stroller and trying to make her little girl – maybe 3 or 4 years old – hold on to the side of the stroller which… Continue Reading “Rowing”
No Bear Today
Yesterday, we saw a black bear running across the road in front of our car on our way to put in our canoe at the Sable Lake boat launch so we decided this morning to go looking for more bears running across roads or… Continue Reading “No Bear Today”
Two Weeks at Big Girl Camp
What do you learn at Big Girl Camp? What’s the essence of being a big girl? My younger granddaughter has been having a hard time being 6. She complains that all the grown-ups treat her like a baby. She often encourages this by bursting… Continue Reading “Two Weeks at Big Girl Camp”
When Good Trips Go Bad
Nothing is worse than a road trip gone bad. Not flat-tire bad or wrong- turn bad or blown-carburetor bad. Not running-out-of-money bad or food-poisoning bad. Not crummy-motel-with-mice bad. This is all the stuff of hilarity years later, the ‘remember whens’ of family dinners and… Continue Reading “When Good Trips Go Bad”
The Unbelievable Reality of the Pit Toilet
The pit toilet saves people the indignity of scrambling through the forest, burrowing into the brush, risking poison ivy of the ass, and the heart-stopping appearance of a woodland creature to do something that ordinarily requires about a 10-second walk down the hall. It’s… Continue Reading “The Unbelievable Reality of the Pit Toilet”
Blue Smoke and Mirrors
This piece was written in response to an Open Call on Open Salon: How busy are you? Hey, my young friends. You need to learn. Most people who say they are insanely busy are snowing you. The ones who make you feel guilty –… Continue Reading “Blue Smoke and Mirrors”
Two Boneheads Go To Dead Couple’s Pass
The Vacation Choices http://vacationchoices.com/ salesman sat down in front of our table, took a pen out of his pocket and started to sketch out the remarkable, life-changing savings we’d experience if only we would hurry up and be the first couple in the room to… Continue Reading “Two Boneheads Go To Dead Couple’s Pass”
Rainbow Bend
After I had a baby – as in gave birth to a baby – a friend remarked that I had the worst adjustment to motherhood of anyone she’d ever met. She was right. But I was undeterred, going on to adopt three more children. With… Continue Reading “Rainbow Bend”
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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