Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
My second favorite Christmas tree has hit a rough patch. A handful of messages alerted me to its struggles. “Have you seen the tree in City Park?” my friend Jeannie texted. “Looks like the wind got the better of it. We will have to go down there and string up lights.” Naturally, I popped downtown [...]
My second favorite Christmas tree stands tall and strong in the middle of City Park. My favorite is my own. But that second favorite tree? That's our community's, and every year during the holiday season it offers us every good thing about the season. The lights on that tree stand for hope and beauty in [...]
I had an Uncle Billy kind of day yesterday involving two trips to the DMV, an unsuccessful attempt to get a flu shot and a wrong turn coming out of Freedom I only noticed when I saw a sign welcoming me to the Oneida Reservation. Luckily, Uncle Billy Days always end in an unexpected, joyful [...]
We found a little Christmas magic on Chicago's regal Michigan Avenue this weekend, so we packaged it up and brought it home to share. Because even when you're huffing your way past idling shoppers, praying hard you won't slip on the snow or get bonked on the head by the falling ice chunks cited on [...]