Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
If you want to put your fingers on the literary pulse of a community, poke your head into an independent book store. We got to do that several times this past week and we’re happy to report that Wisconsin readers are in very good hands. Take Bosse’s News and Tobacco, a Green Bay icon now [...]
It’s not my best work, but my giant Cat in the Hat Pumpkin tickled me anyway. Because, even as I wrestled felt pieces into passable eyeballs and whiskers, my oldest son Charlie was also channeling Dr.Seuss in his home, nearly 1000 miles away. Oh the places they’ll go! And the homes they'll make! And the [...]
I tried to honor late author Amy Krouse Rosenthal's infinite birthday wish earlier this week. Amy asked people to text someone "I love you" at 4:29 p.m. on April 29, her birthday. With pure intent and humiliating ineptitude, I attempted to do just that. Wednesday, I set my alarm. I happened to be on the [...]
I saw the phrase “emotional support pile of books” in a meme the other day and I thought immediately about my own cozy stack. They rest near my side of the bed and I like to think my books and I are all counting the hours each day until we can spend quality time together [...]
I've known one author most of my life and the other all of hers, so when I learned that Julie Olson and her granddaughter Colleen Cline wrote a book, I bought it immediately. I'm so glad I did. "Can She Hear This Cat's Meow?" offers Colleen's reflections on growing up with a grandma (and best [...]