SPARRING WITH MOTHER NATURE

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These stories often come to me out of the darkest darkness, late at night, on watch, when the sound of the unseen sea can be either unpredictably…
Mar 26, 2024 • Janice Anne Wheeler
DEATH ROW
Most vessels on land will never again see the sea
Jun 7 • Janice Anne Wheeler
ANTIFOULING. THE DICTIONARY SAYS THERE'S ONE MEANING, BUT LET'S BE CREATIVE
Some days I wish I could douse the stuff on humans I come across, hypothetically, of course…just to make them a tad less foul
May 31 • Janice Anne Wheeler
IF I MAY
A bit of introspection as a milestone is noted and a long-gone parent sorely missed
May 24 • Janice Anne Wheeler
TWO KINDS OF ART
Both come naturally and neither is easy
May 16 • Janice Anne Wheeler
THE LONGER WE STAY HERE, THE WORSE OUR HABITS BECOME
I’m swearing like a sailor, drinking like a fish and befriending anything that comes along. Well, I've always done that.
May 10 • Janice Anne Wheeler
WRITING SOMEONE ELSE'S STORY HOLDS RESPONSIBILITY
Self-Published & Worthy. Keyboards, Chasing the Dragon & Jerry Garcia
May 3 • Janice Anne Wheeler
BIG PRECISION
Relentless attention to detail and staying inside the lines
Apr 26 • Janice Anne Wheeler
EVEN SUNSHINE BURNS IF YOU GET TOO MUCH
Some things aren't preventable-- a commentary on how AI answers your questions by analyzing what it thinks you want to hear....
Apr 19 • Janice Anne Wheeler
RISK
No certainty just danger, death and taxes
Apr 12 • Janice Anne Wheeler
NO SHORTCUTS
Mighta. Shoulda. Coulda. Woulda. Gotta.
Apr 5 • Janice Anne Wheeler
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