by Jason Smith | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
I recently received a telephone call from a longtime friend who lives in Boston. We were discussing family and work, and when he asked me to explain, “in a nutshell,” what we do here at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, I found myself...
by Austin Smith | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
When I walked into the forestof camouflage, faces turned,gleaming through the leaveslike tin plates hungamongst trees for targets. In a moment of silence,the eyes darted birdlikemeasuring what had wandered in. Then the forest broke apartinto forms, voices,...
by Kathleen Dale | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
Molecules of our bodies only lightlybind, allow for life by not releasing,in their coupling, enough heat to burnthemselves to ashes, allow for death by easilylosing interest, and unlinking. What allows us to live permits us to die,so we never really fasten.Marriage,...
by Jason Smith | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
As my wife and I frantically attempted to stanch the flow of water that spread over our laundry room with towels and a wheezing Shop Vac, that old, familiar phrase about “the joys of home ownership” echoed in my head. The laundry room in our new—it was...
by Bruce Dethlefsen | Sep 8, 2012 | Magazine Article
quick listen to the tick of ittonight not quitetomorrow yet my friendthe time will comewhen end is endedthe light on the blackand white linoleumno longer shineswhen I am diedand done will finallyrhyme with goneright now resign to fight or notwith all your mightthe...
