Fiction
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The Account (A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #29)
And during those drifting years, when the peaks were low and the valleys were deep, my futility found a particular nadir during my stint on Capitol Hill, where I briefly worked for a United States Senator. I believed in government in those days, and in politicians, and in myself and other young people, and—well, you’ve… Continue reading
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The Gift (A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #28)
I was riding in a car to my grandma’s house with my father and sister when we stopped off at the dime store. It was Mother’s Day and my dad was buying flowers for my mom. Can there be a better place in the world for a kid than a dime store? Comic books, candy… Continue reading
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Melancholy Christmas… what to do when it’s almost over
Dear Readers, Oh, it’s been a good Christmas season here on the Jacke blog, although I’ve been struck by how much sadness, longing, and ache there is out there. Let’s call it the human, grown-up side of Christmas. The kids have their joy and excitement; the adults watch them bouncing around with their new presents… Continue reading
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Christmas Is a Time to Read-Joyce: The Dead
[Note: It’s here! Christmas Eve! And we’ve been running our own version of an advent calendar here on the Jacke Blog: reading one Dubliners story per day until today, when we reach “The Dead,” one of the most celebrated works in all literature. So cozy up to the fireplace, but on a little scratchy old… Continue reading
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Christmas Is a Time to Read-Joyce: Grace
[Note: We’re reading one of James Joyce’s Dubliners stories each day until we get to “The Dead” on Christmas Eve. You can read more about the project on the first day’s installment. If you’re arriving late, fear not: it’s not too late to join us!] GRACE TWO GENTLEMEN who were in the lavatory at the time… Continue reading
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Christmas Is a Time to Read-Joyce: A Mother
[Note: We’re reading one of James Joyce’s Dubliners stories each day until we get to “The Dead” on Christmas Eve. You can read more about the project on the first day’s installment. If you’re arriving late, fear not: it’s not too late to join us!] A MOTHER MR HOLOHAN, assistant secretary of the Eire Abu Society,… Continue reading
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It’s The Jacke Wilson Show! Episode 6 – A Boy Named Johnnie
ONE…ONE ONE…ONE ONE… IT’S THE JACKE WILSON SHOW!!!!! Holiday episode! Jacke surrenders to some seasonal melancholy and shares a story of his Grampa Johnnie, a Hungarian-American boy growing up in early-twentieth-century Wisconsin, where the forests were thick, the rivers were deep and fast, and life was rougher around the edges. Hope you enjoy the show!… Continue reading
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Christmas Is a Time to Read-Joyce: Ivy Day in the Committee Room
[Note: We’re reading one of James Joyce’s Dubliners stories each day until we get to “The Dead” on Christmas Eve. You can read more about the project on the first day’s installment. If you’re arriving late, fear not: it’s not too late to join us!] IVY DAY IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM OLD JACK raked the cinders… Continue reading
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Best Case Name Ever (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Another day, another Objectino.* This one straight from the courthouse… A JACKE WILSON OBJECTINO Overheard at a legal proceeding: LAWYER 1: What’s the best case name you ever cited in a brief? For me, I figure it’s gotta be Lone Star Ladies v. Schlotzsky’s Deli. Or here’s one for you: Fattman v. Bear. New Jersey… Continue reading
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Christmas Is a Time to Read-Joyce: A Painful Case
[Note: We’re reading one of James Joyce’s Dubliners stories each day until we get to “The Dead” on Christmas Eve. You can read more about the project on the first day’s installment. If you’re arriving late, fear not: it’s not too late to join us!] A PAINFUL CASE MR. JAMES DUFFY lived in Chapelizod because he… Continue reading
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