Category Archives: Guest writer
Shared Laughter
By Kathryn Bush We laugh alike. Exactly alike, my sisters and I. Even though we don’t really look much like each other, everyone always knows we are sisters because we share mannerisms and facial expressions. If we are at a … Continue reading
Fudge Girl
This is the first essay Katie shared at our South Madison memoir workshop, written in Fall 2008 about her summer of 1992. With this essay “She had me at hello,” as the saying goes. I’ve been a fan of her work ever … Continue reading
Invasion on the UW Campus
This is the sixth and final in a series of short essays on the theme of “Invasions” I’ll be posting. See backstory here… -Sarah White By Dan Schuette They were on campus the year before, but this year they were even … Continue reading
Kindergarten: The Learning Begins
By Linda Lenzke In September of 1955 my education began. On the first day of Kindergarten my mother curled my long hair, clipped a red and a blue ribbon above each of my ears to match my first day of … Continue reading
Invasion
This is the fifth in a series of short essays on the theme of “Invasions” I’ll be posting. See backstory here… -Sarah White By Kay Wiedholz As a child there was a huge box elder tree in our back yard. Each … Continue reading
Invasion: Australia
This is the fourth in a series of short essays on the theme of “Invasions” I’ll be posting. See backstory here… -Sarah White by Jillian Hussey At the end of World War II, an exodus began from devastated Europe. Millions of … Continue reading
Invasion: Survivor Challenge
This is the third in a series of short essays on the theme of “Invasions” I’ll be posting. See backstory here… -Sarah White By Michael Sprecher What if we humans are really a virus on the earth? And if so, what … Continue reading
Invasion: My Space
This is the second in a series of short essays on the theme of “Invasions” I’ll be posting. See backstory here… -Sarah White By Marie It was a Saturday in mid December 2006. I went to work like I had … Continue reading
Intruders
This is the first in a series of short essays on the theme of “Invasions” I’ll be posting. See backstory here… -Sarah White By Kathryn Bush In the mid-1950s, the United States Army Corp of Engineers built a dam on … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 