still Perfectly ImPerfect book launch jansmatters.com, June 28, 2024 Hi.. I have a chapter in this inspiring book. “still Perfectly I’Mperfect” anthology, launched yesterday, reached #1 International Best Seller status in USA, Japan and Canada this morning! Feels like being Queen for a Day. I wrote my chapter with the hope it provides inspiration to my readers who seek acknowledgement and empowerment, even in the face of discrimination. Each of us deserves to be seen and appreciated. Sharing these stories is already making a difference for the authors, their families and friends. We aim for empowerment to spread around the globe. In celebration of this exciting news, the special $1.99 rate is extended through this afternoon. So, you, your friends, and family can still get your copy and add this book to your library. Jan Kraus Here is the link: @stillperfectlyimperfect | Linktree You do not need a Kindle to download and read the e-book. When you click on “Buy Now”, follow the instructions Amazon provides to download on the device you are using. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Related Essays, Flash Fiction, Poetry creative-non-fictionShort Storywriting
See the Image May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Published in the 2024 St. Louis County Library Anthology, incomplete. Here it is in total. See the image reflectedin eyespeering fromtreesblades of grassocean depth Listen to worryingstillnessas quiet aching awarenessgrows for each intelligentbeingFeel sadnessweigh upon your heartas one by onefellow life formsdisappearbecoming memoriesof beautylostfor those of usleft behindSee yourselfreflectedin eyespeeringHear… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Read More
Come Loose January 26, 2025January 26, 2025 Come loose in the universeFreefall in space and timeat least twice a weekUnglue from the continuumGravity ignoredGlideFloatSoar on the currents of infinityEagle on the solar windDolphin on the lunar tide Jan Kraus 2025 Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Read More
Minister’s Daughter? July 9, 2025 I appear as a minister’s daughterRather than a person with a past My persona ingrainedMy reality a constant clash I act with apparent compassionFilled with a sense of derision My actions entrenchedMy passions a constant collision Outside InsideInside Outside Conflict in the depths of perceptionDissonance at the heart of cognition… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Read More