When COVID arrived our family was already equipped with the perfect desk. Welcome to our pandemic schoolhouse.
From one-room schoolhouse to…one-room schoolhouse
Category: Memoir
Uncovering the Terror at Home: a Lynching in Cheboygan [Part 2]
Once upon a time a man was lynched in my town. But who was Till Warner? At the risk of disturbing the dead, I decided to uncover more about this stranger and give him back his identity. Turns out there's a twist in this tale...
Uncovering the terror at home: a lynching in Cheboygan [Part 1]
More than 4,000 African Americans were lynched between 1877 and 1950. This terror reached many corners of the US, including right here in Northern Michigan. It happened in Cheboygan. It happened in my neighborhood.
Unfinished Business
There are many houses on our street in various states of repair, each family doing what they can to make it better. Here is the story of one of them -- my own.
On Getting Stuck
While we prize self-reliance, at some point we will all find ourselves stuck – literally and metaphorically. On those occasions we help our neighbors when we can, and we ask for help when we truly need it.
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