My mom and dad met in Washington, DC when they were both working for the FBI. My mother quit when she had my oldest brother and then my dad went to work for the CIA. His job took us to South Miami, but I didn’t like it there. The heat and climate were a bit …
Content warning: This story contains references to sexual assault. I grew up in Wausau, Wisconsin, two miles shy of the base of Rib Mountain. I loved nature, the natural world. I give my mom and dad credit for this because they would let me out and I would just go roam the woods. Photos by …
Wisconsin has 72 Counties, 190 Cities, 1,246 Towns, and 414 Villages. It takes A LOT of people—more than 70,000 Wisconsinites—to do the nitty-gritty work that keeps our communities ticking. Dennis Fermenich is one of them. In high school I was always involved in music. During my very first semester at Layton School of Art, I …
My son Braydon’s symptoms started in the middle of September. He was hunting with his grandmother when, all of a sudden, he became very sick, so she brought him home early. We didn’t know if Brayden had Covid, as many kids are asymptomatic when they have it. However, he started to run a very high …
I was born and raised here in Wisconsin, a Dodge County native—actually Beaver Dam. My parents had three girls: me, my sister, Nicolle, who’s nine years older than me, and my sister Natalie, who’s five years older than me. Photos by Kara Counard Content warning: This story contains references to substance abuse and suicidal thoughts. …
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Since I was young, I’ve always enjoyed meeting and talking with people. If my family went out to eat, and I saw a homeless person outside, I had no problem taking my food to share with them. Photos by Jesse Yang They’re human beings, just like you and me. They just need someone in their …
My maternal grandparents were a huge part of my life. They were at every school play, every softball game, every recital, every doctor’s appointment, everything. My father was not in our lives, but I lived with my mom and my sister, and my grandparents were basically like second parents. Especially my grandpa. I always felt …
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I grew up watching my grandmother use the natural medicines traditional to the Stockbridge-Munsee. My family has identified, gathered, dried, preserved, and used natural medicines for eight generations. I’m from the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe and grew up on the reservation. I live in Gresham about fifteen miles from where I grew up. Photos courtesy of Misty …
“It’s so amazing to be able to do what I’m really meant to do.” Read More »
People assume just because I live here on the reservation that I’ve been here all my life. But I have to tell them no, I was born in Chicago, and I’m a product of the Indian Relocation Act. Photos by Megan Monday “The Indian Relocation Act was an initiative that displaced Native Americans from the …
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My childhood was spare and blissful. Spare in the sense that we were a large, fluctuating farm family with not a lot of money or fancy things, but blissful in the sense that we always knew we were loved. We were poor, but we never once went to bed hungry. Photos by Megan Monday “When …
Haywood, (former Badger Football player… and Dallas Cowboys player) is a fitness and mindfulness coach. Listen as he shares his story of teaching meditation to seniors in Madison, Wisconsin, and the magic they uncover when they ignite their imaginations. Share This Post Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on email More …
Erica lives on a farm in Stoughton, where she cares for animals and the land. Here she shares her real life story of negotiating depression, calling up courage, and considering compassion. Share This Post Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on email More you may like
