J.RiceAssume the PositionI’ve never been in this store. It is maybe a three minute walk from my house. This is a neighborhood convenience store whose named #2…7 min read·Feb 19, 2024----
J.RiceWaters, Rivers, Anti-SemitismI’m underwater. A Miami school field trip. A trip to the beach. I may be in second grade. Maybe first grade. I cannot remember which. “Be…6 min read·Oct 23, 2023----
J.RiceDumb Shit WritingMy son constantly takes his phone with him into the bathroom, and I’m afraid one day he will drop it in the toilet. I don’t know how he…10 min read·Jul 17, 2023----
J.RiceA Broken MugA few days ago, this mug broke in my hands. I don’t know why it broke. I pulled the mug from the cabinet, was about to place it on the…10 min read·Feb 10, 2023----
J.RiceLisbon StoriesExcept for “thank you,” I don’t speak Portuguese. Before a recent trip to Lisbon, I spent a few weeks on Duolingo trying to learn…10 min read·Jan 9, 2023----
J.RiceMy Dad’s ThingsI opened my dad’s office desk drawer after he died. In it, I found neatly organized items from the insurance and financial planning…9 min read·Oct 18, 2022----
J.RiceA Few Grumpy RhetoricsThis is a photograph of my daughter and me. We are in a Mexican grocery store called Aguascalientes. There is a taqueria inside the store…10 min read·Jun 23, 2022--1--1
J.RiceSignificant InsignificanceOn a given afternoon, I sit down at my small bistro table outside with an espresso. The tiny cup on the tiny saucer. Thick coffee staring…9 min read·May 17, 2022----
J.RiceA Story About A StrokeThis cigar store Indian sits in my parents’ living room. It’s offensive. Anyone I know who has seen it recognizes that it is offensive. I…9 min read·Dec 28, 2021----
