Saying Farewell to Chris Kegel of Wheel & Sprocket
For Wheel & Sprocket CEO Chris Kegel, bikes were a vehicle to touch lives and make a difference in the community.
Journalism as an act of grace
In fourth grade, to Sister Clarita at St. Raphael’s Elementary School, I announced I would be a writer.…
A cancelled series shows women’s inequality is still at work
Once upon a time, in 1969, women weren’t “allowed” to wear slacks at the office. This wasn’t for…
Another reason to love ‘Gilmore Girls’
Oh, to live in Stars Hollow, where crabby but hunky Luke runs the diner, quirky Kirk holds a…
A Hideous Dress Bought Second-hand for a Nerd Prom Carries a Macabre Secret
Just how a monstrosity of a dress – worn by a murderess – wound up in this writer’s closet.
The Kids Are All Right
The first thing I mothered was a turtle the size of a silver dollar pancake that I bought…
A Milwaukee Woman Reflects on our City’s Over-50 Online Dating Scene
Searching for the fish in a modern dating sea.
Lady Killers: Twenty Years of Magazine Coverage of Women who Kill their Abusers
Finalist for the AEJMC Tankard Book AwardFinalist for the NCA Bonnie Ritter Book Award in Feminist/Women Studies in…
The Sound of Silence
I don’t allow phones or laptops in my university course. As a college professor, twice a week I…
Milwaukee County Supervisor Notices Hillary is A Girl
Deanna Alexander’s “ovary” remarks should not be mistaken for insightful political commentary.