I returned a too-big-for-me pair of Vans shoes at a sports store connected to a mall. Mall. When was the last time I frequented one of those relics? Today. I sat on a padded bench along the edge of a large oval enclosure. Inside were large ceramic animals – elephants, dolphins, and zebras for kids toContinue reading “Window Shopping”
Author Archives: Jaclynn Loibl
As It Seems: A Poem
Why am I such a miserable fool? The mutterings echo off the toilet bowl-stained limestone. I dream of freshly laundered linens and rose hip-oiled loins, the ones found in decadent masquerade parties where bowls of keys promise the mysterious. Take my hand, and we’ll run with our dresses flowing like scarves. How naive we’ll beContinue reading “As It Seems: A Poem”
Hula Guinea Foul
Sudsy snow blew from second-story windows in the town of Seabrook this evening. Dave should have kept his mouth closed, but he couldn’t help himself. After a as-close-to-a-dinner-date he and I are going to have with a 3-year-old, we took off afoot to see the white stuff as directed by the toy store employee. I’mContinue reading “Hula Guinea Foul”
Ostrich Run
It’s a random winter night, cold to the point of freezing and mundane as a game of solitaire. A couple of beers, “Frozen Two,” and salty buttered popcorn with my toddler and husband is what Friday night looks like around here. The swans are in town. Their presence is unique, elegant, and a welcomed sightContinue reading “Ostrich Run”
The Ethics of Ethics
To satisfy Washington state’s licensure requirements, I must complete 36 hours of continuing education credits every two years, six of which must be in ethics. As passionate as I am about my counseling profession, I fear nothing more than getting reported to the department of health. Due to this, it’s significant that I am awareContinue reading “The Ethics of Ethics”
How To Dating App
I met my husband on a dating app. “Once” is the app’s name; it claims it’s a “slow dating app.” And it is. With one or two matches sent to you a day, it’s a pendulum swing over from the forever available swipe of Tinder or Bumble. After a client shared a poor dating experienceContinue reading “How To Dating App”
Ready, Set, Grow!
What’s next for this blog in 2023? I don’t know. And I can’t say because a song from “Frozen” is stuck in my head, specifically a part when Anna sings, “I get the feeling you don’t know. Arendelle’s in deep, deep snow.” Is this my unconscious backstroking in the joy from forming snowballs and seeingContinue reading “Ready, Set, Grow!”
Oh, Behave!
I woke from the most fantastic Groundhog Day-like dream. In it, I kept bumping into someone that made me feel weak in the knees, and just like the perfect Hallmark movie they were smitten too. And then it repeated. Weak in the knees. And smitten. Waking this way produced an Austin Power’s “Yeah, baby” vibeContinue reading “Oh, Behave!”
Keep Your Hands To Yourself
The farty smell in the laundry room, which I solved last week but didn’t, is no more. In bending to clean behind the dryer, my bird-dog nose sniffed a scent that, if in cartoon land, my face would turn green, and I’d fall over with x’s in my eyes. We have two washer drains IContinue reading “Keep Your Hands To Yourself”
Unforgettable Pockets
The thing about pockets, especially with other peoples, is that they are forgettable. Today at the holiday market at a nearby farm, Evelyn, Dave, and I met our friends Lindsay and Ethan. As Dave commented on the newly buzzed, without a patch of brown lawn, my eyes spotted a plump worm. I motioned to himContinue reading “Unforgettable Pockets”
Going On 40 