adolescence
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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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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #17 – The Shirts and Skins
In the stories so far I’ve talked a lot about death and fear and failure, and that makes sense because we spend our lives immersed in those qualities (or at least I have). But other aspects of life drive us just as hard: love, for example. And pride and desire and friendship. I grew up admiring Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #16 – The Laundry
In high school I worked for a man who had a business mind as sharp as any I encountered before or since, a brilliant schemer who had worked his way out of a factory job and now worked for no man but himself. When I started working for him and his wife he owned an Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #15 – The Coffepot
This is the story of a young man who was an excellent speller. He won seven spelling bees in a row, dominating the competition year after year after year. And then, in the eighth grade, with a trip to regionals (and state! and nationals!) on the line, this champion lost for the first time in his Continue reading
Jacke Wilson 