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The Absent-minded Chef
I start the pork chops browning in a skillet. The weather has changed and with the onset of autumn and the stressful presidential campaign, I’m wanting comfort foods. As I turn the pork chops over so they brown on the other side, I think about our family get-together in a few days. We’re raking leaves […]
I’m Watching You
I’m hiking into the woods near my home in the Dells at night, feeling eyes on me. My mission is to see if I can get the resident barred owl to call back to me, an annual event that, to my family’s amusement, continually beckons me. The skeleton shadows, however, are creeping me out. It […]
The Cheery Sunflower
The Cheery Sunflower "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It's what sunflowers do.”—Helen Keller. I’ve always loved sunflowers. They remind me to look on the bright side and they bring a smile to my face. It turns out I’m not the only one who finds them cheery. While walking […]
The Spoon of Power
I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. A famous columnist, blogger, speaker, podcaster, playwright, consultant, teacher, multiple Moth StorySLAM winner, and the internationally bestselling author of nine books, including Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling, agreed to share a story with us. I was tempted to […]
Finding Humor Through the Wrinkles
I’m retrieving balls at the Baraboo High School tennis courts before my partner and I begin a second set of doubles. Just outside the fence, three young girls sit cross-legged on the cement. Ah, the wonder of being that young and flexible again. As they chatter away, I recall being a pom-pom girl at Racine’s […]
