Come Loose jansmatters.com, 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
Antipathy jansmatters.com, December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 We fight for naught. We trip over trite nasty words. We ambush. We lie. We sought affinity, and gaunt sharp conceits brought words on the tip to snipe to wound. We ambush. We lie. We fight for naught.
Being a Ghost has a Certain Appeal jansmatters.com, October 28, 2024 Perhaps it is appearing briefly as a shimmer at the end of a stranger’s hall at night or moving items just as the person turns away and back to a shelf they are organizing or triggering shivers down the spines of a group of teens in the park playing with…
Gary, Billy and the duck jansmatters.com, October 6, 2024December 16, 2024 Gary was seated at the bar, in his usual spot. It was a little bit early to be happy hour, as his sour expression reinforced. His third beer of the afternoon sat untouched, as he contemplated his surroundings. This neighborhood bar had been both his refuge and prison for many…
Finding Commonality jansmatters.com, September 27, 2024October 6, 2024 Standing under the overhang, watching the rain pour down, I contemplated my trip back to my vehicle. On the way into the store my umbrella turned dramatically inside out, never again to turn right side out. I knew I would soon be chilled and wet. There were several others waiting…