Shining a Light on the Writers Among Us

Shining a Light on the Writers Among Us

I love to read. I always have. My bedside table and end tables bear significant towers of books waiting to be read or in various stages of completion, books paused in a transitional place before reading resumes or they move on, shared with a friend or finding a home...
Advantage, Those Who Read

Advantage, Those Who Read

The days are getting longer, the sun is shining on the thick drifts of snow we got last weekend, and my old dog, Clio, my companion for the past fifteen years, sleeps beside my desk as I think about winter, and spring. I’ve not yet embraced winter activities beyond...
Branching Out in Milwaukee

Branching Out in Milwaukee

Earlier this year, the nonprofit Milwaukee Water Commons launched a green infrastructure initiative to increase the urban tree canopy in the city’s neighborhoods. The program, called Branch Out Milwaukee, is a community-led, resident-driven collaboration...
Painting Beyond Walls by David Rhodes

Painting Beyond Walls by David Rhodes

In his new novel, Painting Beyond Walls, David Rhodes returns to the hamlet of Words, Wisconsin, the setting of his two most recent novels, Driftless, and Jewelweed. It is now 2027 and change is on everyone’s mind: environmental degradation, aging, class disparity,...