JusJoJan26 Day 12: Chewy

01/12/202601/12/2026 / Liz H-H / 5 Comments

Today’s my day to offer up a prompt for Linda’s Just Jot it January. That prompt is CHEWY.

Instead of writing a story, I’m doin’ a thing. Sitting comfortably in my favorite coffee shop with a decaf Cafe Miel, with a strip of Bison & Beef Pemmican (additional flavors of ground sumac berries & maple syrup).

Best jerky I’ve ever had, a nice shot of salty with sweet. Chewy, yes, but not dry and leathery like the grocery store variety. Great afternoon boost as we launch into another…um…eventful week.

The sun is shining, getting a nice melt down. And note the sign on the wall. Let’s honor our beautiful, inclusive country. Most of us here have ancestry that relied on Lady Liberty’s promise. Let’s renew that.

© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2026)

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Midnight Magic

11/21/202411/21/2024 / Liz H-H / 18 Comments

Daytime photo of the outside of the Cafe Les Deus Magots in Paris

Many thanks to Jenne Gray and C.E. Ayr for their photo prompt, THE UNICORN CHALLENGE. (11//22/24). No more than 250 words in length.

“You’re sure this is the place?” Annette’s skepticism dripped thick as winter molasses on Remy’s spirit. Hunching his shoulders deeper into his Tennessee logger’s shirt, he regretted again suggesting it to the freshman Literature major. Continue reading →

RIP Twin Cities

05/29/202005/29/2020 / Liz H-H / 3 Comments

This gentle giant
Ended by corrupt police
Remember George Floyd.

Hope strained, smoke-stained streets
Shattered hearts, Minnesota
Patience, as we heal.

(This, on top of COVID. And those who gather together–prayers broken by opportunistic anarchists–risk a steeper next wave in the coming weeks.)

Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

06/29/2019 / Liz H-H / 10 Comments

We’d started with a couple buckets of ice blocks, and another couple with dried ice. These’d cool down the backyard while creating thick fog in our North Minneapolis back yard. Full sun, tropical temps; we’d lost a bar bet around nude sunbathing in a semi-public place. Continue reading →

Free Association Writers: Saturday Morning Edition

06/01/201901/28/2021 / Liz H-H / 4 Comments

She hunches over the library table, and rubs planed fingers over an already-slick forehead. Canadian forests are burning in the northwest, and the haze is thick, humidity high from last night’s rains. Her other fingers wander back and forth across a college-ruled composition book, cheap pen jagging with arrhythmia. In search of inspiration, but there is none to be found. Continue reading →

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