by Richard Borovsky | Nov 2, 2016 | Magazine Article
I was flappin’ my spats down Fourth Street when a funny feeling came over me—like someone was maybe reading my clock, so I turned left, pushed open a set of doors ten feet high and ducked in. “Please state your business.” “S’cuse me?” “Your business. Please state your...
by Monette Bebow-Reinhard | Aug 2, 2016 | Magazine Article
Lily Stewart is an artist whose life is on the brink of collapse. Her credit cards are maxed out, her so-called boyfriend takes advantage of her, her old car has run out of oil, and, to top it all off, she’s being evicted from her New York City apartment. In dire...
by Michael Kriesel | Aug 2, 2016 | Magazine Article
A parable of religious mysticism that’s part love story and part mystery, with a touch of rural hijinks, Karl Elder’s new novel is a welcome addition to the list of titles from one of Wisconsin’s top poets. The Jacob and Lucile Fessler Professor of Creative Writing...
by Allison Slavick | Aug 2, 2016 | Magazine Article
There was no dew, so she could work without the discomfort of grass clippings stuck to wet bare feet. Ken had always said that dry grass in the morning meant there’d be an afternoon thunderstorm. He was often right about things like that, rural folklore that he...
by Sharon Dunwoody | Feb 23, 2016 | Videos
While everyone in Wisconsin has a story about an epic blizzard or a harrowing thunderstorm, it can be challenging to tell stories about changes to our climate over time. We come to understand the world around us through stories. This is especially true for phenomena...
