PinnedJan Worth-NelsonI miss the Star Spangled BannerThe way it used to feel5 min read·Nov 28, 2021----
Jan Worth-NelsonSkunk DayThere was a time I imagined great things were about to happen: felt in my bones that something was out there, not far beyond reach, and…2 min read·Aug 9, 2021----
Jan Worth-NelsonKodachromeIn all those therapy rooms, I did not tell the whole story3 min read·Jul 19, 2021----
Jan Worth-NelsonOn the evangelist’s knee, I consider my Second Amendment rightsBack then an eight-year-old girl not quite at home in a starched cotton dress with a grosgrain sash could climb into the evangelist’s lap…7 min read·Jun 19, 2021----
Jan Worth-NelsonGeezer chronicles: how the day of exploding eggs saved us from gloom“The mouse is back,” I groused from the kitchen, where a hundred tiny lick marks pocked a block of butter left out overnight. That small…6 min read·Jun 7, 2021--1--1
Jan Worth-NelsonHow walking in Flint soothed rage, anxiety and Xanax hungerIn those first days, of course, it all felt so haunted. Even before COVID I was doing a Xanax every night to put up with Trump, and when I…10 min read·May 16, 2021--1--1