The Greatest Show on Earth
When the Oshkosh prison opened in 1986, we acted as if Walt Disney had erected it. We fidgeted in long lines outside the newly minted...
Thanksgiving Wish
Prior to the 19th century, a wishbone was called a “merrythought.” I much prefer this term as Thanksgiving is the veritable prelude to a...
Corn Nuts and Nirvana T-Shirts
If I were to outline my childhood using crime TV as bullet points, I’d include, for starters: Dukes of Hazard, Cagney and Lacey,...
#CaptainHookToo
The quill pen in Peter Pan’s hat punctuated the end of our long week with an exclamation mark. Frank, cast as Michael, Wendy’s younger...
My Halloween Heart
At the start of the 21st-century, Halloween debuted on a Tuesday, just as it falls today. Ryan beckoned me into our kitchen on Wingra...
LJ makes impact as professor, author
As Laura Jean's husband and biggest fan, I am sharing this feature article from The Advance-Titan, Independent Student Newspaper of The...
State v. Betty Crocker
On the fourth Tuesday of each month leading up to the release of my book-length memoir The Motherhood Affidavits (April 3, 2018), I will...
Murderers and Their Mothers
Two weeks after the Las Vegas shooting, Harvey Weinstein having replaced Stephen Paddock (and even Trump) as tyrant of the news cycle,...
Temporary Physical Custody
Whenever the Oshkosh Area School District shows up on caller ID, my pulse quickens, and I swallow hard as if to summons strength. Five...
Fisticuffs
My blog posts are inspired by my husband Attorney Ryan Ulrich’s work in criminal defense. Any casework I write about is from public...
