Jacke Wilson

August 2, 2014

Writers Laughing: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir

Love this. What are they laughing about? We don’t know. But there’s also this: Continue reading

cafe, good company, Jean-Paul Sartre, old man river, Simone de Beauvoir, Writers laughing

August 1, 2014

A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #22 – The Sound

1 I fall asleep with my hand on my girlfriend’s hip. I awake with her hand squeezing my throat. “Jesus!” I gasp after I finally pry her fingers from my neck. “What are you doing?” She blinks, still in a fog, halfway between sleep and madness. “Huh? What…?” She shakes her head, coming awake. “Oh, sorry… ” she says. “I was dreaming that Continue reading

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apartment, demon, electromagnetic, exorcism, landlord, mysterious noise, noise, problems, roommates, Screech, young and in love

July 29, 2014

A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #21: The Speed Trap

Some advance warning: I’m going to stop this story and start over because it’s the only way I can figure out how to tell it. So it’s 1980, morning in America, and I’m riding in a car with my grandfather. We are on the way home from the golf course. It’s sunny and we’re in Wisconsin Continue reading

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father, fatherhood, Fiction, grandfather, life lessons, male role models, parenting, Short story, shortcut, speed trap, Wisconsin

July 28, 2014

Today’s Comment of the Week: The Hateful Reader!

Today’s Comment of the Week comes from Wonderful Reader G.Z.K., who writes: Love misrepresented advice. This is brilliant. Your style of writing is immensely appealing. If I wasn’t such a sore loser I would adore this, but unfortunately I’m just jealous and I’m forced to hate you. Continue reading

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backhanded insult, comments, feedback, Fiction, fronthanded insult, hatred, readers, Short story

July 25, 2014

A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #20: The Sign

I was in my twenties and working yet another dead end job. You know how it is. Overworked. Overtired. Undervalued. I simply could not believe that this was all there was to life. And then what? Death. Oblivion. So it was this and then that. Wow. Or was there a Heaven to look forward to? Continue reading

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belief, faith, Fiction, God, Heaven, Jobs, rainbow, reason, science, Seattle, Short story, superstition, Writers

July 24, 2014

Battling the Napoleon of Spam

As an independent author, I have to deal with a lot of unexpected tasks. Like designing a book cover. Or marketing. And of course, maintaining this blog, which arose as a way for me to connect with my readers. (Which has been awesome. Thank you, readers!) One of the quirks of hosting a blog are Continue reading

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Blog maintenance, English language, Kutuzov, Napoleon, recognizing spam, spam

July 21, 2014

A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #19: My Roommate’s Books

My roommate arrived before I did; I met his stuff before I met him. Meeting his stuff first was fine with me, because the truth was that I was a little afraid of him. Wilfred Carter Boiteaux III. From New Orleans. Or maybe of New Orleans? I had not known anyone with a name like Continue reading

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akkadian, Aristotle, college, Fiction, hume, Kant, loeb classical library, memoir, nietzsche, philosophy, plato, roommate, Short story, University of Chicago

July 16, 2014

Today’s Comment of the Week: Advice for the Study Abroad Student Headed to Bologna!

Wonderful Reader Corra22s, commenting on Object #12 – Tickets to the Premiere, writes: As a current twenty-year-old soon-to-be studying abroad in Bologna (a whole year early!), I really enjoyed your reflections and your hilariously illuminating recount of class relations. I was wondering if you could give me any advice or suggestions for doors I should Continue reading

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Advice, bologna, Door, Italy, study abroad, youth

July 13, 2014

Getting Dumped by Charlotte Brontë

From the Internet’s best magpie Maria Popova comes the tale of Charlotte Brontë turning down her suitor’s proposal of marriage. As Popova mentions, it’s hard to top this as an example of “it’s not you it’s me.” I’m not sure what my favorite part is, so I bolded a few. My dear Sir Before answering Continue reading

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Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Maria Popova, marriage, rejection

July 10, 2014

A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #18 – The Monopoly Game Piece

When I was young, my class took a field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry. On the way back from Chicago we stopped at a McDonald’s, and along with the meal everyone received a Monopoly game piece. It was a small square piece of cardboard with the monocle man – Uncle Pennybags – Continue reading

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adolescence, God, high school, mcdonald’s, Monopoly