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Juanita E. Mantz

Juanita E. Mantz

Sequins and Charley Horses

Last night, I had an attack of leg cramps, what some call a charley horse. My left leg cramped and then my right. I laid in bed writhing in…

Sep 20, 2019

Sequins and Charley Horses

Sep 20, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

What If?

I sit at a table for two by myself in a Starbucks in Houston, Texas. I down my double shot of expresso and walk over to have some lunch at…

Sep 8, 2019

What If?

Sep 8, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

Into the White

There’s a Pixies lyric from their song “Into the White” that goes, “there ain’t no day and there ain’t no night.” That’s how my last year…

Sep 8, 2019

Sep 8, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

Confessions of a Goth Girl Turned Lawyer On All Hallow’s Eve

I love Halloween. Let me repeat that. I love Halloween. I love the pumpkins on doorsteps, the skeletons hanging from doorways, the witches…

Sep 8, 2019

Confessions of a Goth Girl Turned Lawyer On All Hallow’s Eve

Sep 8, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

Satisfied

The Replacements have been a favorite band of mine since high school. It was something about Paul Westerfield’s voice that first got to me…

Jul 7, 2019

Satisfied

Jul 7, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

Starman: my tribute to Bowie

Originally published on Monday, January 11, 2016

Jul 7, 2019

Starman: my tribute to Bowie

Jul 7, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

Potato Salad Memories

A while back, I read a performance piece at a literary salon and another writer asked me why I write. I was stumped and gave my generic…

Jul 7, 2019

Potato Salad Memories

Jul 7, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

Here Comes Your Band

Recently, my husband and I saw the Pixies. We’ve seen them many times, but despite seeing them so many times, their music never gets stale…

Jul 7, 2019

Here Comes Your Band

Jul 7, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

Into the White

There’s a Pixies lyric from their song “Into the White” that goes, “there ain’t no day and there ain’t no night.” That’s how my last year…

Jul 7, 2019

Into the White

Jul 7, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

Pretty in Punk

Last night, I went to bed at 8 p.m. after watching Pretty in Pink (for what is probably the twentieth time). Grumpy and irritable, I just…

Jul 7, 2019

Pretty in Punk

Jul 7, 2019

Juanita E. Mantz

Juanita E. Mantz

Juanita E. Mantz (JEM) is a writer, podcaster & lawyer with two books, "Tales of an Inland Empire Girl" & a chapbook, "Portrait of a Deputy Public Defender".

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