Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I tried to honor late author Amy Krouse Rosenthal's infinite birthday wish earlier this week. Amy asked people to text someone "I love you" at 4:29 p.m. on April 29, her birthday. With pure intent and humiliating ineptitude, I attempted to do just that. Wednesday, I set my alarm. I happened to be on the [...]
In a contentious world full of bluster and misinformation, I'm glad we still have libraries. There, a thousand stories and a million real facts welcome all comers. You can find both education and entertainment among those stacks. And, if you don't see what you're looking, just summon a librarian. That's what I did when I [...]
Chia Gounza Vang came to Appleton as an illiterate 15-year old refugee. That journey inspired her to write a two-book series that is both captivating and educational. I have read The Illiterate Daughter and, now, Dreamer’s Dream, and I loved them both. The fictional stories are based on the actual Hmong experience. “Dreamer’s Dream is [...]
Four times between third grade and sixth, the authorities at my niece Erin’s school hauled her and her parents to the principal’s office due to her subversive behavior. Her offense? Excessive reading. The same school district that tried to tamp down on her love of literature by restricting her access to the books she loved [...]
I saw the phrase “emotional support pile of books” in a meme the other day and I thought immediately about my own cozy stack. They rest near my side of the bed and I like to think my books and I are all counting the hours each day until we can spend quality time together [...]