Jan Elfline Stories

Cross Quarter Day

May First, halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Just wanted to remind anyone who likes marking these in betweens. We mark our conclusions so easily, but there

Is there a world without electricity?

Is there a world anymore without electricity? Here in the countryside, we lose our electricity once in awhile for a few hours. It is always an event, special, unusual; we

2012 Endings

Here is a stupid (as in simple-minded) thought; this year has a different name than last year, or next year. This year is named 2012. All of the news of

Cross Quarter Days

We are coming up on the most famous of them all here in North America, Halloween. A cross quarter day is halfway between a solstice and an equinox. There are

Pressure Words

“I should, I have to, I ought to, I need to, I must”… sound familiar? These phrases have a precise name, “modal operators of necessity,” but I call them pressure

Diet of Thoughts

I get curious when I visualize thoughts as portions in a mental diet. I know many people who pay close attention to what they put in their bodies, but what

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