A Chaplain on the Front Lines
Not everyone who went to war was a soldier or nurse. Chaplin Walter Beaudette (1884-1962) was a Roman Catholic chaplain with the ...
Grandma Truesdale’s Butternut Pie
This was the extent of what Grandma gave me more than forty years ago, when butternuts were abundant and I ...
Penokees Read: The Oldest Mountains in the World
Wisconsin Life will feature several stories written by northern Wisconsin residents about the Penokee Range. The stories are the product ...
Penokees Read: Remember the Clay
Wisconsin Life will feature several stories written by northern Wisconsin residents about the Penokee Range. The stories are the product ...
Recipe: Homemade Sauerkraut in Jars
This is a simple method for homemade sauerkraut in small batches. Instead of committing to a big crock full of ...
Recipe: Braised Sauerkraut
Serves 4 to 6 Humble ‘kraut simmers to magnificence with wine, stock, bacon, and aromatic vegetables and herbs. This preparation ...
Flash Fiction: Lady in White
Yes, it may be the day after Halloween, but that doesn't mean we can’t keep bringing you ghost stories. Here’s ...
Flash Fiction: One Less Mouth
Here’s another great story that made it to the semi-finals of our Flash Fiction Ghost Story contest. "One Less Mouth" ...
Flash Fiction: Work of the Damned
Here’s a wonderful story from ghost story semi-finalist Heather Lindstrom, of Hammond, Wisconsin. "Work of the Damned" Ghost stories abound ...
Flash Fiction Ghost Story Winners
And we have a winner! Well, nine winners, actually. We were honored to have best-selling fantasy writer Patrick Rothfuss judge ...
Flash Fiction: The Lady of the Frozen lake
Time for another great ghost story semi-finalist: "The Lady of the Frozen Lake," by Jonathan Muzzall of Madison, Wisconsin. Every ...
Flash Fiction: The Sisters
Another great Flash Fiction Ghost Story semifinalist! This comes to us from Stuart Mammel in Madison, WI. "The Sisters" He’d ...
Flash Fiction: Clowning Around
Another semifinalist in our Flash Fiction Ghost Story Writing Contest! This story comes to us from Anna Sweet of Milwaukee, ...
Flash Fiction: Wisconsin Winter
We’ve had so many amazing ghost stories come to us. Here’s one of the entries that made it into the ...
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is when we honor our mothers and our roots. Commentator Dao Chang never knew her mother. Born in ...