Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Blizzard Elsa rolled into Appleton like an out-of-control party guest no one recalled inviting. She spewed her icy rage all over town, and left a real mess in her wake. Officially, Elsa dropped 27.5 inches of snow on our fair city, and we were all glad to see her go. Even Midwest hospitality has its [...]
We followed a metaphorical rainbow to Stockholm, Wisconsin on Saturday and found a treasure more precious than gold — family time. We also got to celebrate an early St. Paddy’s Day with some of the most charming people you’ll ever meet. A parade through Stockholm never disappoints and this one featured bagpipes, heaps of candy, [...]
If you could have heard the thunder snow yesterday afternoon in Appleton, you'd know exactly what it meant. That sound was God applauding his favorite kind of humans, the ordinary ones who rise to the challenge of the storms he sends their way. Kind strangers showed up everywhere. Two of them hooked their lines to [...]
A woman dressed in head-to-toe octopus held her own against a tidal wave of readers last night at the Appleton Public Library. “Is this seat open?” frazzled people asked her as they wended their way through the throng. She shook her head. “That one?” they asked. “Sorry.” “The whole row?” “I’m saving it for my [...]
Spring poked its head in the door on Monday like some shirt-tail relative invited to the family reunion. Here in Wisconsin, we eyed her up cautiously. We saw features we recognize, but we couldn't quite place this odd, though perfectly pleasant, weather. Still, we waved her in. Sixty-five degrees on a single digit day in [...]
