The History of Jacke
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100 Objects Special Interlude: The Music Teacher and the Artist
Okay, this is simply awesome. As regular readers know, I’ve been posting a series called A History of Jacke in 100 Objects. These short stories are fictional versions of things that have happened to me. Like most fiction, they’re based on real-life experiences and drawn from people I’ve known, though the characters are typically exaggerations, or composites, or… Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #6: The Mugs
As lawyers we sold our time. We made no other product, we had no other purpose. My day was carved up into tiny slices—tenths of an hour. Want a piece of me? You can have it in six-minute increments, rounded up. And at the end of each day, I tallied it up. Client number 1:… Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #5 – The Motorcycle
I signed the document I could not read and handed my life savings to the stranger. He grunted and held out a silver case. My cousin didn’t smile. “Take one,” he said. “I don’t smoke.” “Doesn’t matter. You’ll insult him if you don’t. He’ll lose face.” I took a cigarette from the case and stuck… Continue reading
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