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Never too old, too wacky, too wild

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022by Another Slice2 Comments on Never too old, too wacky, too wild
Never too old, too wacky, too wild

Though it had been there all along, we discovered the most amazing Little Free Library just a few weeks ago on the first day of school. How cool is that? My young friend even selected a book as carefully as time allowed, and opened it right up and began to read as we walked to [...]

Book reviews, Uncategorized

Last kids on earth

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021by Another Slice8 Comments on Last kids on earth
Last kids on earth

Way back in 1977, I wrote a fan letter to a favorite author of mine asking her when the next book in her series would be out. An embarrassingly committed bookworm, I'd plowed through all 14 books in the Beany Malone series and I wanted to know when Lenora Mattingly Weber would be coming out [...]

Book reviews, football, Green Bay Packers, Packers, Uncategorized, Vince Lombardi

Run to Daylight

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020by Another Slice
Run to Daylight

Some stories are more layered than the number of pages that contain them. Such is the case with this one, in which a 57-year old library book from an obsolete grade school makes its way into my hands in the middle of an Appleton Police Department retirement party. “I’ve been saving this for you,” said [...]

Book reviews, Uncategorized

The real and zany world of Richard Peck

August 13, 2019August 14, 2019by Another Slice5 Comments on The real and zany world of Richard Peck
The real and zany world of Richard Peck

After a long and challenging day, I reached into our book closet, pulled out a somewhat random choice and started reading to a young friend of mine. We were a little mad at each other at the time, and I only saw the top of his head poking out from his bed covers and surrounding [...]

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A tree grows in my family room

January 15, 2019January 16, 2019by Another Slice10 Comments on A tree grows in my family room
A tree grows in my family room

Yesterday, I thought I spotted a tall human in the window as I pulled my car into the driveway. No one should have been home at that time, and I quickly ran through the possibilities, at least one of which involved some sort of stranger danger. "Hello?" I called out in what I hoped was [...]

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