Jan Fallon's Blog
September 26, 2020
January 22, 2020
Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape – Pleasure
When I previously assumed your diligence it resigned me to this: my own assumption and desire to debauch disproved my agile leadership. I let you down (if you could go further down) so our patient was lost to us—and found to her G*d. That is no consequence now.
February 6, 2019
One to Light
Black as blue can be. A dark cacophony. Whose very essence screams, its intent and hastening. A shrewd malevolence needs a place of mediocrity. And found a spot in core and heart to rest its head and do its part. And as its indentation lay, impressing spirits not to delay...
His Place Prepared
He swung the door wide open. To show me a place real fine. Could you make a few changes, I asked—That is, if you don’t mind. Place a wingback chair, right over there, In the corner by the stairs. That’s where she reads her Bible and say her morning prayer
January 31, 2019
The Catechism of Emily Pry
In the faint light of the moon, Emily Pry tugged at the newspaper article tacked with chewing gum to the bottom of the desk. Spider webs laced around its edge teased her with a rush of childlike willies. The photograph under the headline, “Infant Missing,” captured Millie’s
January 23, 2019
An Inside-Out Approach to Beauty
I look in the mirror and still see the face of a gawking 10 year-old who could challenge the children’s book heroine, Pippi Longstocking, as the homeliest girl in grade school. I even dressed like her for our class Halloween party that year, complete with oversized socks
How to Apply Eyeliner with a Perfect Nike Swoosh
I look in the mirror and still see the face of a gawking 12 year-old who could challenge the children’s book heroine, Pippi Longstocking, as the homeliest girl in grade school. I even dressed like her for our class Halloween party that year,
