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Tag: Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day 2019
Love isn’t a mystery. Loyalty, resiliency, and kindness are mysteries. And humor. Humor is definitely a mystery. And a gift. I have been in love with many people who weren’t funny. They were thrilling at first but ultimately gave me a headache. If two… Continue Reading “Valentine’s Day 2019”
Big Hearted
For Valentine’s Day, I bought my husband a used CD player that I found on the shelf at the St. Vincent de Paul Store in Madison. It had the instructions and extra plugs taped to it, giving the illusion that maybe it had never… Continue Reading “Big Hearted”
A Great Marriage in 45 Words
The first time we kissed, I passed out. I say I swooned. He says I was drunk. All of life is subject to interpretation. A couple can share their history but not their stories. That’s the secret of a great marriage. There are two… Continue Reading “A Great Marriage in 45 Words”
Two a Day #14: Not Go
“The real reason for marriage. The borrowing and lending of courage.” I said those words in a blog post I wrote last summer about a conversation I had with my husband on the back porch. Of all the things I’m grateful for, a husband… Continue Reading “Two a Day #14: Not Go”
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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