26 things
My newest piece for Lawrence Magazine: 26 Reasons We Love Lawrence, beautifully illustrated by the talented Lana Grove. The hardest part about this story was narrowing down the things I love to one for each letter of the alphabet. For…
They’re here! … but their days are numbered
If you live in my part of the country, you’ve probably noticed by now that Brood IV of the periodical cicadas are out in force. These dudes show up every 17 years, giving them celebrity status when they emerge and…
Silk in Kansas
The newest issue of Lawrence Magazine features my story on Silkville, a utopian community determined to raise silk worms and produce silk on the Kansas prairie in the late 1800s. The community failed, and the silk ranch is now a…