Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
No human is braver than a child in foster care. They sleep in beds that feel, sound and smell different than their own; follow rules they don't understand; bathe in unfamiliar bathrooms; live in homes that sound creaky at night; leave friends and toys and favorite pillows and climbing trees and rocking chairs and pets [...]
Our hero would prefer to remain anonymous, but that is not possible. Appleton police officer Jack Taschner's name is central to this story. He shares most of it, all but one letter, with our other friend, Jack Taschler. The former, a retired MLB pitcher, and the latter, a 10-year old boy, also share a passion [...]
One of the stories my dad liked to tell about his years at the University of Cincinnati involved a spontaneous trip to the drive-in theater with a couple of guys frugally shoved into the trunk. One of those guys was my dad, a 6-4 defensive lineman, and the other, so the story goes, was his [...]