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...