Whenever my father needed to motivate himself while working on the farm he would say, “Come on, man, rock ‘n...
Thomas Dunne published “The End of a Farm” in the Milwaukee Journal in 1994. After the piece, he reflects on the article...
It’s 4.15 am as the alarm goes off. I’m wide awake anyway, knowing I’ve got my first morning milking on...
“Memory is non-linear by default!” I scrawled this on the back of a grocery receipt in April of this strange...
Like just about everyone else in my suburban neighbourhood, I have a dog. Three times a day, I walk this...
Sometimes I feel like I’m a member of the last well-mannered generation—that is, the last generation to know swift discipline....
Crescent was getting more than a bit familiar with me. First it was my fingers, then the seams and zipper...
Watch David Lynch read his essay “Family Farm Survivor,” or read the text below. Family Farm Survivor, by David...
April 21. 4:37 a.m. The moon shines. Stars signal a clear sky. No clouds to provide a barrier to the...
Throughout the entire state of Iowa, there has been a rise in popularity amongst girls participating in the sport of...
The happiest moment of my life occurred on the day I held in my hands the golden ticket, the winning...
The silence in that room had a warmth to it. It was the kind of silence which could only exist...