Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Nearly 42 years ago, I wrote a letter to ABC news. A fifth grade student and aspiring journalist, I asked about the danger reporters faced, especially in war zones. I'd been following coverage of the Vietnam War and wanted to know if reporters really were risking their lives in pursuit of the story. A letter [...]
My palms sweated a bit as I slid the VHS into the deck and hit play. In a trite flurry of New Year's organization, I'd found a 29-year old video recording of my college graduation speech. As is our habit during cleaning frenzies, we all immediately stopped, plopped down on clutter strewn furniture, and rolled [...]
I like to think I have a lot in common with my sister in-law Joan Biskupic. She's tall. I'm tall. She is an oldest daughter. I am an oldest daughter. She earned a degree in journalism from Marquette University. I earned a degree in journalism from Marquette University. She received the Dirksen Award for distinguished [...]
On a perfect Friday night at Wrigley Field, I stood arm in arm with some of my favorite women and sang the Piano Man with the Piano Man and more than 40,000 new friends. Those moments stood as some of the coolest of the summer, and kicked off a weekend in which we toasted the [...]
Every Saturday morning my husband Vince cranked up the radio and yelled with genuine delight to his four sleeping children, "It's a totally 80s weekend!" And they, one by obedient one, stumbled out of the messy bedrooms as Wham! Bon Jovi or Tears for Fears blasted through the house. One day, in an effort to [...]