‘I Am Terrified For His Life’: A Mother’s Love And Worry For Her Black Son
There are parents in Wisconsin who fear for the future of their Black sons. That's no different for storyteller Takeyla ...
The Hill That Goes Up That Goes Down: A Bit Of Family Magic At Devil’s Lake
My family likes to go camping a lot. And when I was a kid back in the 1980s, one of ...
Parenting In A Pandemic: We’re All Doing The Best We Can
Every day after lunch, my son and I go for a walk. It’s one of the pleasant parts of our ...
A Father And Son’s Chilly Trout Fishing Expedition
Trout fishing conjures an image of sparkling sunlight reflecting on a rushing stream and a fisherman in hip boots confidently ...
Boy And Dog
We saved our son’s baby teeth in a plastic margarine tub on top of the microwave. At first as a ...
Fire On Ice
There are many things to enjoy about a frozen lake. For Patti See, it’s a bonfire built, improbably, on the ...
Simone, A Parent’s Story
She has been growing her hair out. My wife helps her put it in a ponytail. I smile at her, ...
Wandering Brings Sifting And Winnowing Into Focus
Abe Lincoln may draw all the photos from eager grads on UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill… but there’s a plaque nearby with ...
Controversy And Acceptance At A Mount Horeb School
A few months ago, a school in Mount Horeb made national news with the selection of a book about a ...
Nyckelharpa: Swedish Folk Instrument Made And Played By Eau Claire Family
Earl Holzman was already an accomplished woodworker when he decided to try something new. He began making nyckelharpas, an early ...
The Comfort Of A Leopold Bench
I remember my first Wisconsin hike, ten years ago, just after moving here from Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. I stepped from ...
Moving to Madison
After growing up in St. Louis, I wanted to settle down somewhere smaller. I liked Midwestern college towns, so I ...
How Otis Redding Touched One Madison Man’s Life
Forty-six years ago, Otis Redding lost his life in Madison. Few events loom as large in city lore. Writer Dean Robbins ...