Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We all got a taste of summer Friday night in downtown Appleton on a street flowing with happy people, tasty food, good music, a little magic, a lot of sunshine, and some unexpected literary encouragement. I loved it all. A red dragon weaved in and out of the crowd that included stilt walkers, fairies, fire [...]
Note: I wrote this piece before the tragic events unfolded at the Waukesha parade last week and I considered dumping it in the face of such inexplicable heartache. I'm still not sure posting it is the right thing to do, but I want to acknowledge all the hard work that went into last Saturday's event [...]
I wrote a piece about Appleton's kick off to the holiday season that took place Saturday. Light Up Appleton felt like a Hallmark Christmas movie come to life, complete with impossibly cute children, festive coffee stands, carolers, games, holiday markets and Mrs. Claus. I'm so grateful to everyone who worked so hard to put that [...]