Yankee Jazz

Essays on the Human Condition

Yankee Jazz is John Calu’s ongoing home for essays, reflections, observations, memories, and questions about the human experience.

New essays are published every Thursday.

The subjects may change, but the heart of the work remains steady: people, meaning, humor, culture, gratitude, memory, and the ways we try to understand ourselves and one another.

What You Will Find

  • Reflections on life, art, memory, family, culture, and community.
  • Personal essays shaped by humor, honesty, and lived experience.
  • Observations on the human condition, written with warmth and curiosity.
  • A weekly invitation to pause, think, laugh, remember, and look again.

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