They Said There Was Nothing to Do in Southern Illinois. I Had Other Plans.

When I moved to Carbondale for grad school, most of my friends acted like I was disappearing into the void. “You’re gonna be in the middle of nowhere.” “What is […]
She Needed a Break. So I Took Her to Blue Sky.

We were standing in the kitchen, laundry halfway folded, dishes in the sink, the kids arguing in the background, when I looked at her and thought: we never do anything […]