by Kathryn Gahl | Oct 17, 2018 | Magazine Article
Act I Put me where I am usefuljust beneath the topsoilhalf-inch down of warmthand wet loam in my handspitch me a shovel or rakelet me get up when the sunsplits land from sky and blazes There’s work to be done Act II Tell me to rest when darkness fallsthough I keep...
by Anna Hahm | Oct 17, 2018 | Magazine Article
My horoscope saidToday is a ten. You’re driving; I’m ridingIn a Cadillac convertibleThrough the pouring rain,Soaked to the skin, and more. Lightening stitches through clouds,Flashing like a mirror ball.We got Benny Goodman on the radioUntil the station hissesAnd fades...
by Jack Harris | Oct 11, 2018 | Magazine Article
The day had wrapped us up in the blanket of its heat and refused to let us out, so much did it love us. Or maybe it was just lonely. I had spent a lot of time that summer thinking about ways to anthropomorphize the days, mostly because they were never ending and...
by Laura Otto | Oct 11, 2018 | Magazine Article
Even as you read this sentence, a neurochemical process has begun that will determine how long you remember it. And this process happens differently in men than in women, who are three times more likely to develop memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease as they age....
by Candice Wagener | Oct 11, 2018 | Magazine Article
Chances are that Wisconsin’s number one fruit crop will make an appearance on your table this Thanksgiving. The American, or large-fruited, cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, has been a holiday staple since the first Thanksgiving meal in 1621 (a true story, according...