Category Archives: Loose Chunks of Debris

Fiction, semi-fiction, thoughts, essays, haiku, and all other posts that strike a chord.

Hector’s Descanso

Posted on November 1, 2024 by janet

“Hector was my god-brother. My dad was his godfather, and he was just like an older brother to me. In the Mexican culture, our culture, Godparents have a great role in our lives. They are our second parents. “Hector passed … Continue reading →

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Farewell, my brilliant friend

Posted on May 16, 2023 by janet

We met in ’72 in the freshman dorms at UW Madison. We were 18, each assigned to roommates we wouldn’t have chosen if given a say. But, as our rooms faced each other, Betti “BT” Iwanski and I made the … Continue reading →

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Protected: Chita and DaVi

Posted on May 8, 2023 by janet

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Descansos ’22

Posted on December 28, 2022 by janet

There are dozens I cannot stop for. Yet each one I pass inspires me to silence.

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Protected: My Lost Adolescence

Posted on April 10, 2022 by janet

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Descansos III – Details

Posted on August 15, 2021 by janet

Not long after crossing into New Mexico from Texas, I abandoned Interstate 40 for Highway 84 stretching from Santa Rosa to Las Vegas. It was a lightly-traveled two-lane ribbon through desert shrubs, but it had its collection of roadside memorials. … Continue reading →

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Protected: My Father’s Notebook

Posted on June 18, 2021 by janet

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Shadows of Montreal

Posted on June 12, 2020 by janet

Awful week. I’ve nothing to add but music. Here’s an old song written by Toronto’s @jordansafer, engineered by McGill’s George Massenburg, sung by Myrrhine. Enjoy.

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The Long Hot Summer, 1967

Posted on June 3, 2020 by janet

I was 13 during my first riot lockdown. It was the summer of 1967 in Milwaukee, and, like dozens of cities across the U.S., race riots in poor neighborhoods were claiming lives and property. On July 30, a fight somewhere … Continue reading →

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Descansos II – Cleansing

Posted on April 4, 2020 by janet

Descansos II. Cleansing. Continue reading →

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