Places

The farmstead

Van Laanen Road, Town of Scott

• A Party on the Krumpos Farm July 25, 1975
• Event Date: 1977–1985 January 1, 1977
• The Allis-Chalmers WD January 1, 1978
• Event Date: 1978–1985 January 1, 1978
• The Central Yard Fence January 1, 1978
• Event Date: 1978–1981 (approx.) January 1, 1978
• The Goat Pen: Kingdom of Trouble January 1, 1978
• Event Date: 1978–1984 January 1, 1978
• Mom January 1, 1978
• Event Date: 1978–1983 January 1, 1978
• Under the Porch Kingdom January 1, 1978
• The Back Porch and Hollow Pillars January 1, 1979
• Chores were religion in our house. Splitting wood, stacking wood, hauling wood January 1, 1979
• For Christmas in 1979, Dad built me a barn. January 1, 1979
• Goat Days and the Uninvited Tourists January 1, 1979
• Event Date: 1978–1985 January 1, 1979
• I got Dori when I was four — a lab puppy, small enough to curl up above my January 1, 1979
• Event Date: 1979–1983 January 1, 1979
• Event Date: 1979–1985 January 1, 1979
• The Mean Goose January 1, 1979
• The Pump House: Secret World of Water January 1, 1979
• Raking leaves was our autumn ritual. The yard was huge, so leaf-raking took January 1, 1979
• Riding the Tractor Seat January 1, 1979
• Event Date: 1979–1984 January 1, 1979
• The Sand Pile Kingdom January 1, 1979
• Behind the barn, our land bled into a small patch of woods, not large enough January 1, 1979
• Memoir Year: around 1978–1981 January 1, 1979
• Event Date: 1979–1982 January 1, 1979
• Every childhood house has a threshold space — the in-between of outside and January 1, 1979
• The Tractor Shed January 1, 1979
• Before the structured world of adulthood, before clocks became tyrants, time January 1, 1979
• Some of our windows didn’t have curtains. Not because we preferred openness January 1, 1979
• When the fire caught, the woodstove made a sound like an old creature waking January 1, 1979
• Here it Starts May 1, 1979
• Sunday, May 6, 1979 May 6, 1979
• Monday, May 7, 1979 May 7, 1979
• Tuesday, May 8, 1979 May 8, 1979
• Wednesday, May 9, 1979 May 9, 1979
• Friday, May 11, 1979 May 11, 1979
• Sunday, May 13, 1979 May 13, 1979
• Tuesday, May 15, 1979 May 15, 1979
• Wednesday, May 16, 1979 May 16, 1979
• Thursday, May 17, 1979 May 17, 1979
• Friday, May, 18 1979 May 18, 1979
• Saturday, May 19, 1979 May 19, 1979
• Garden Rows and Truck Roads May 21, 1979
• Monday, May 21, 1979 May 21, 1979
• Wedneday, May 23, 1979 May 23, 1979
• Thursday, May 24, 1979 May 24, 1979
• Saturday, May 26, 1979 May 26, 1979
• Sunday, May 27, 1979 May 27, 1979
• Monday, May 28, 1979 May 28, 1979
• Wednesday, May 30, 1979 May 30, 1979
• Monday, July 30, 1979 July 30, 1979
• Wednesday, August 1, 1979 August 1, 1979
• Sunday, August 12, 1979 August 12, 1979
• Monday, August 13, 1979 August 13, 1979
• Sunday, September 23, 1979 September 23, 1979
• First Lessons in Fall September 30, 1979
• Sunday, September 30, 1979 September 30, 1979
• The Night the Bunk Beds Arrived October 1, 1979
• Monday, October 1, 1979 October 1, 1979
• Sunday, October 14, 1979 October 14, 1979
• Sunday, November 11, 1979 November 11, 1979
• Thursday, November 22, 1979 November 22, 1979
• Event Date: 1980–1983 January 1, 1980
• Event Date: 1980–1985 January 1, 1980
• The Farmstead as a Floating World January 1, 1980
• Event Date: 1980–1984 January 1, 1980
• The Rope Swing January 1, 1980
• The Farm as Fantasy Landscape January 1, 1980
• The Pedestal Board January 1, 1980
• The Television School of Art January 1, 1980
• The Tractor Hay Hook Ritual January 1, 1980
• Uncle Ken January 1, 1980
• Donny, Going On Your Own June 1, 1980
• Event Date: Early 1981 January 1, 1981
• vent Date: 1979–1983 January 1, 1981
• Event Date: Summer 1980–1982 (approx.) January 1, 1981
• The Wequiock Years January 1, 1981
• Memoir Year: around 1980–1983 January 1, 1981
• One year — I must’ve been around seven — my dad got a job at one of the big January 1, 1981
• Tuesday, January 6, 1981 January 6, 1981
• Event Date: March 12, 1981 March 12, 1981
• Chess-Club Farmer January 1, 1982
• Event Date: Circa 1982–83 January 1, 1982
• The Keeping of Things January 1, 1982
• The Salesmen at the Kitchen Table January 1, 1982
• Saturday, January 2, 1982 January 2, 1982
• Wednesday, January 27, 1982 January 27, 1982
• Friday, January 29, 1982 January 29, 1982
• Saturday, January 30, 1982 January 30, 1982
• Monday, March 1, 1982 March 1, 1982
• A Consummate Maker January 1, 1983
• Harold and the Laying on of Hands January 1, 1983
• Light on a Living Room Wall January 1, 1983
• Not Made for the Fair January 1, 1984
• The Books in His Bedroom January 1, 1984
• Thursday, January 19, 1984 January 19, 1984
• Saturday , January 21, 1984 January 21, 1984
• Sunday, January 22, 1984 January 22, 1984
• Wednesday, April 4, 1984 April 4, 1984
• Sunday, August 19, 1984 August 19, 1984
• Tuesday, August 21, 1984 August 21, 1984
• Wednesday, August 22, 1984 August 22, 1984
• Thursday, August 23, 1984 August 23, 1984
• Keep Playing Here December 1, 1984
• The Farmstead Rooms We Only Heated January 1, 1985
• One winter morning, I woke before my parents for the first time and the house January 1, 1985
• Frozen Pizza Thursdays January 1, 1985
• The Rooms We Didn't Heat January 1, 1985
• The deer skull I found behind the barn stayed with me for years. I hid it in January 1, 1985
• The Silent Curriculum January 1, 1985
• Saturday, June 1, 1985 June 1, 1985
• Saturday, June 22, 1985 June 22, 1985
• Tuesday, July 2, 1985 July 2, 1985
• Wednesday, July 3, 1985 July 3, 1985
• Sunday, July 14, 1985 July 14, 1985
• Monday, July 15, 1985 July 15, 1985
• Monday, August 5, 1985 August 5, 1985
• Wednesday, August 21, 1985 August 21, 1985
• Monday, August 26, 1985 August 26, 1985
• Monday, December 30, 1985 December 30, 1985
• That's How I Learned January 1, 1986
• My 6th-grade birthday was pure 80s kid bliss. January 1, 1986
• Sunday, January 19,1986 January 19, 1986
• Sunday, January 26, 1986 January 26, 1986
• Friday, February 28, 1986 February 28, 1986
• The Cost of Work July 1, 1986
• Monday, December 8, 1986 December 8, 1986
• Tea on the Back Porch January 1, 1987
• Thursday, January 5, 1989 January 5, 1987
• Sunday, January 12, 1987 January 12, 1987
• Tuesday, November 24, 1987 November 24, 1987
• Thursday, December 10, 1987 December 10, 1987
• Friday, December 11, 1987 December 11, 1987
• Sunday, December 13, 1987 December 13, 1987
• Something Good to Reach For January 1, 1988
• What Others Threw Away January 1, 1988
• Tuesday, January 5, 1988 January 5, 1988
• Saturday, January 23, 1988 January 23, 1988
• Monday, March 14, 1988 March 14, 1988
• Wednesday, July 6, 1988 July 6, 1988
• The Beast January 1, 1989
• Monday, January 2, 1989 January 2, 1989
• Tuesday, January 3, 1989 January 3, 1989
• Wednesday, July 25, 1990 July 25, 1990
• Monday, August 20, 1990 August 20, 1990
• Monday, August 20, 1990 August 20, 1990
• Wednesday, August 22, 1990 August 22, 1990
• Thursday, August 30, 1990 August 30, 1990
• Tuesday, September 4, 1990 September 4, 1990
• The Good Money January 1, 1991
• Mom July 1, 1992
• The First Year September 1, 1993
• The House That Held Him January 1, 1999
• Dad Sold the House November 1, 2006
• The Winter Where the Pipes Froze November 24, 2025

The Royal Scot

• The Ditch January 1, 1978
• Saturday, May 5, 1979 May 5, 1979
• Thursday, May 10, 1979 May 10, 1979
• Sunday, May 20, 1979 May 20, 1979
• Tuesday, May 22, 1979 May 22, 1979
• Tuesday, May 29, 1979 May 29, 1979
• Saturday, August 4, 1979 August 4, 1979
• Five on the Fifth at the Royal Scot September 5, 1979
• Sunday, September 9, 1979 September 9, 1979
• Sunday, October 7, 1979 October 7, 1979
• Tuesday, July 2, 1985 July 2, 1985
• What Others Threw Away January 1, 1988

Wequiock Falls

• That Was Our Land January 1, 1984
• Catfish Fishing August 28, 1989
• Blufflands Escarpment April 20, 2014
• The Voyage to the Bottom July 6, 2014

Point Sable

• That Was Our Land January 1, 1984
• Catfish Fishing August 28, 1989

Wequiock School

• The Wequiock Years January 1, 1981
• The Books in His Bedroom January 1, 1984

Grandma’s house

Nicolet Drive, on the bay

• The One Photo June 11, 1964

The cottage on Red Banks

• Parent-sickness July 1, 1982

Great-grandma’s house

Point Comfort, off Nicolet Drive

• Sunday, August 16, 1987 August 16, 1987

Bristol Renaissance Faire

• That summer, after Mom died, Dad won tickets to the Bristol Renaissance Faire January 1, 1993
• All the World's a Stage July 27, 2014

Arcola High Bridge

• Arcola June 14, 2013

The Nelsons’ cedars

Floyd and Deena’s farmhouse

• The Cedars That Held Me January 1, 1978

St. Vincent Hospital

• Mom July 1, 1992

Bellin Hospital

• Donnie April 6, 2003

K-mart

Green Bay, east side

• Saturday, May 5, 1979 May 5, 1979
• Monday, May 14, 1979 May 14, 1979
• Friday, August 17, 1979 August 17, 1979

Central Assembly of God

Green Bay, east side

• Sunday, August 19, 1984 August 19, 1984
• Wednesday, May 29, 1985 May 29, 1985
• Mom July 1, 1992

Fort Howard paper mill

Green Bay

• The Good Money January 1, 1991
• Fort Howard June 1, 1993

UW–Green Bay

Green Bay

• The Bridge to Making January 1, 1984
• The First Year September 1, 1993
• Going Back January 1, 2002
• UWGB: The Devouring January 1, 2004

Grace Lutheran Church

Green Bay (Don’s pin)

• Harold and the Laying on of Hands January 1, 1983
• The Cook August 1, 1984

Pamperin Park

Green Bay — the Grace Lutheran picnic

• The Cook August 1, 1984

N.E.W. Lutheran High School

Green Bay

• For N.E.W. Lutheran’s fundraising event, I built the future. January 1, 1993

NWTC

Green Bay

• NWTC January 1, 2000

Marc's Big Boy

Green Bay (Don’s pin)

• Bedknobs, Broomsticks, and Big Boy Sundaes May 7, 1979

Bosse's Newsstand

downtown Green Bay (Don’s pin)

• The Collecting Years January 1, 1995

Toy Works, East Town Mall

East Town Mall, Green Bay (Don’s pin)

• The Collecting Years January 1, 1995

Humana claims office

De Pere area (Don’s pin)

• Humana January 1, 1996

Kavarna

Green Bay

• The Alchemist's Indigestion March 30, 2014

East Mason Street

Green Bay

• I was seventeen, trying to be a functioning boyfriend, son, and amateur mechanic. January 1, 1991

Great-Grandma Lau's house

West Mason St, Green Bay

• Mom January 1, 1978

Uncle Ken and Aunt Cathy's

by the Fox River, Green Bay

• Uncle Ken January 1, 1980

Dad's house in Suamico

Suamico

• The Keeping of Things January 1, 1982
• His Fantasy Land March 17, 2015
• The Dash Between the Years April 9, 2015

Mount Calvary Cemetery

De Pere

• Lot 50-B January 13, 1965

Doty School

Doty Street, Green Bay — John Gordon’s studio; later GBCS, 7th–8th grade (Don’s pin)

• The Bridge to Making January 1, 1984

Luxemburg

Luxemburg

• The First Year September 1, 1993

The escarpment walk

the usual loop from behind Chris’s house (Don’s route)

• Blufflands Escarpment April 20, 2014

Down Wequiock Creek

the falls, the tunnel, the clay cliff, the meadow, out to Nicolet Drive and Point Sable (Don’s route, reliquary/corpus/memoir/assets/unbuilt/wequiock-creek.kml)

• That Was Our Land January 1, 1984

Besadny wildlife area

Kewaunee County — the good hiking; parking lot at 44.50887, -87.62428 (Don’s pin)

• Besady and Fonferek's Glen October 25, 2015

Fonferek’s Glen

Ledgeview

• Besady and Fonferek's Glen October 25, 2015

Algoma

Algoma — one place, streets but no numbers

• Do You Know How This City Got Its Name? January 1, 1985
• The House That Held Him January 1, 1999
• Gertie, My Fierce Little Shadow March 11, 2025

Mader's

Milwaukee

• Mader's January 1, 1982

House on the Rock

Spring Green

• One Railing Off January 1, 1984
• The School of Too Much January 1, 1984

Door County

Newport / Peninsula State Parks

• The First Trip April 1, 1994
• The Peninsula Opened Up June 3, 2014

Washburn and the ice caves

Washburn

• Washburn Ski Weekend February 14, 2014

Minneapolis

Minneapolis

• Bus Speed September 1, 2008
• The Catch-Up October 1, 2008
• The Design City January 1, 2009
• Jesse January 15, 2009
• The Other City April 1, 2009
• Highpoint June 1, 2009
• The Physical City July 1, 2009
• Gertie, My Fierce Little Shadow March 11, 2025

Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Minneapolis

• Highpoint June 1, 2009
• The Sideshow June 1, 2012

Minnesota River Valley trails

Bloomington MN

• The Minnesota River Valley September 1, 2012

Minnesota's North Shore

Cascade River etc.

• Nothing but the Rushing Creek July 29, 2013

Chicago

Chicago

• The Tape and the Tower July 1, 1987
• UWGB: The Devouring January 1, 2004

The Borlees' in Tennessee

Nashville

• The Forty-Eight States March 1, 1995

Knoxville

Knoxville

• Krampus Cards and the Drive to Knoxville December 17, 2015

Mammoth Cave and Red River Gorge

Kentucky

• The Violet City by Lantern Light September 22, 2014

Deena and Floyd’s, Rockland

Rockland, Maine — walk to downtown and the water (town pin)

• (Memoir: 1970s–1980s • Childhood • Travel • Family) April 1, 1980
• The 1991 trip to Maine with the Schauts felt epic — two families in convoy, January 1, 1991

Acadia

Mount Desert Island, Maine

• The Forty-Eight States March 1, 1995

Aunt Florence's, Oregon

near Eugene

• The Oregon Trip June 1, 1983

Montreal

Montreal

• Talked Us Free July 1, 1985
• The Paper Mâché Cathedral August 17, 2024

Bread and Puppet

Glover, Vermont

• The Paper Mâché Cathedral August 17, 2024

Florence

Florence

• Florence: Arrival June 1, 2005
• Florence: The Art That Built June 2, 2005
• Florence: Drawing and Printing Everything June 3, 2005
• Florence: Running the Old City June 4, 2005

Prague

Prague

• Prague July 8, 2017

Český Krumlov and Bohemia

Český Krumlov

• Bohemia August 5, 2017

Not on the map yet

• Before He Was My Father January 1, 1960
• Bright Lights and the First Memory of Pain January 1, 1976
• The Daycare of Grandmothers January 1, 1979
• Mom’s Journal as a Second Camera May 1, 1979
• Work Clothes January 1, 1980
• Elementary school hallways have their own ecosystem — the speed-walkers, the January 1, 1985
• Fishing meant time with the men who shaped me — my dad, and the family friend January 1, 1985
• There’s a moment in childhood when the world shifts into categories — not rich January 1, 1985
• We didn’t have much, but we had Saturday mornings. January 1, 1985
• It’s strange how you can remember a certainty without remembering the moment January 1, 1985
• I remember the church basement better than the sanctuary. The sanctuary was January 1, 1985
• The Man Who Didn't Like Music January 1, 1985
• I always drew. I couldn’t help it. But somewhere around middle school, I sensed January 1, 1985
• Shame doesn’t descend fully formed. It creeps in like a cold front, subtle January 1, 1985
• Work wasn’t just labor. January 1, 1985
• Saturday, July 6, 1985 July 6, 1985
• For my 7th grade science fair, Dad suggested I bring his oscilloscope. January 1, 1987
• Star Trek Night with Dad September 28, 1987
• In 1988, Zelda II was the thing. January 1, 1988
• I was fifteen when I said something embarrassingly earnest: January 1, 1989
• I remember a moment — vague around the edges, but bright in the center — when January 1, 1990
• Years later, when I rediscovered art — after the toys, after the debt, after January 1, 1990
• I grew up believing the adults always knew best. That questioning was rebellion. January 1, 1990
• Youth group was my kingdom for a while. January 1, 1990
• Some memories are crisp. This one is so sharp it could cut glass. January 1, 1993
• What He Couldn't Give January 1, 1993
• People asked me when I was young: January 1, 1994
• Factory. January 1, 1994
• Call Me, I'll Come January 1, 1995
• Toy Works October 14, 1995
• Moving to the City September 25, 1997
• I remember driving, maybe 23 or 24, and stumbling onto NPR while turning the January 1, 1998
• Somewhere in my twenties — maybe when I was drowning in Star Wars toys, maybe January 1, 1998
• I didn’t understand money growing up. Not really. We didn’t talk about it. January 1, 1998
• My twenties were an awakening — slow at first, then all at once. January 1, 1998
• Someone drew something beautiful. January 1, 1998
• It was silly on the surface — a twenty-something working retail in a toy store. January 1, 1998
• The MP3 Era June 1, 1998
• After my mom died, after high school ended, after the first rude awakening January 1, 1999
• Episode I May 19, 1999
• Writing Down Dreams January 3, 2007
• The Kids at the Press May 5, 2008
• Reggie's Last Ride December 26, 2008
• Gertie and the Bus June 20, 2009
• Biking to the Open House November 7, 2009
• Pinewood Derby March 21, 2010
• American Idiot on Broadway April 21, 2010
• Boundary Waters August 13, 2010
• Eric Comes to Minneapolis August 1, 2011
• The Squash Gave Out August 2, 2011
• Back to Lifting August 4, 2011
• An Hour Around the Lake August 10, 2011
• Around the Lakes August 13, 2011
• Choose Your Own Adventure August 14, 2011
• Fringe Night August 15, 2011
• Another Lake Calhoun Run August 17, 2011
• Raspberry Picking August 27, 2011
• El Meson August 28, 2011
• Sea Caves at Cornucopia September 6, 2011
• Wild River Campfire September 18, 2011
• Edward Scissorhands September 26, 2011
• A Perfect Fall Weekend October 3, 2011
• Sibley State Park October 10, 2011
• A New Chapter March 7, 2012
• Star Trek Reruns April 9, 2012
• Sleeping on the Porch July 9, 2012
• Treasured Haven Race August 13, 2012
• Wilde Roast Send-off August 18, 2012
• Plaid for My Last Day August 22, 2012
• Effigy Mounds August 23, 2012
• Into the Mountains August 24, 2012
• Back to Penland August 25, 2012
• Whirligigs and Hatteras August 26, 2012
• Sunrise at Kitty Hawk August 27, 2012
• Supper on the Dye Shed Porch August 28, 2012
• Linville Gorge August 29, 2012
• Hornets on the Kephart Trail August 30, 2012
• Gospel at Elkmont August 31, 2012
• Moonrise at Penland September 1, 2012
• Asheville September 2, 2012
• Driving Through the Night September 3, 2012
• Dawn at the Forevertron September 4, 2012
• No Longer Sad on Birthdays September 5, 2012
• Pat's Tap November 9, 2012
• Three Months Off November 14, 2012
• Christmas 2012 December 27, 2012
• The Luminary Loppet February 4, 2013
• Open Portfolio in Milwaukee March 25, 2013
• Bike Gang June 15, 2013
• Twins Game by Bike June 19, 2013
• Wedding at Wirth Park July 1, 2013
• The Sideshow July 19, 2013
• Gideon Farm Trails July 21, 2013
• Hobo Dinners on the North Shore July 29, 2013
• Back to Green Bay August 24, 2013
• Errands and Luna August 26, 2013
• The Red Card Game August 29, 2013
• Carcassonne at Ross's August 30, 2013
• Baird Creek Run August 31, 2013
• Last Night of Summer September 1, 2013
• The Makers Club September 4, 2013
• Getting Ready for Beast September 7, 2013
• Philosopher's Cafe September 12, 2013
• The Houdini Museum October 26, 2013
• Holy Hill November 16, 2013
• Donnie's First Band Concert December 9, 2013
• The Nutcracker December 13, 2013
• Alone for Christmas December 24, 2013
• Twenty Below on the Gunflint January 2, 2014
• Cana Island in Winter January 13, 2014
• First Home Brew April 21, 2014
• The Machine Shed April 25, 2014
• Matching Rubber Boots April 27, 2014
• End of the Semester May 8, 2014
• A Ride Through My Childhood May 21, 2014
• Destination Laser Tag May 21, 2014
• The Back Door Open May 24, 2014
• Monkey Joe's May 27, 2014
• Skateboard Cop Photo Shoot May 28, 2014
• First Summer Day with Donnie June 1, 2014
• Coyotes and the Full Moon June 13, 2014
• Father's Day in Luxemburg June 15, 2014
• The Smells of Midsummer July 1, 2014
• Kissing the Kids Goodbye July 7, 2014
• Founders Gallery Show November 7, 2014
• Chili and Molasses Cookies December 17, 2014
• Moving In with Joel January 6, 2015
• Mega Fort Battle January 31, 2015
• The Old 8mm Films February 6, 2015
• My Show at Luna March 1, 2015
• My Dad Died Today April 6, 2015
• The Dash Between the Years April 9, 2015
• Finding an Apartment April 11, 2015
• Back from the Airport April 15, 2015
• Like Old Times April 16, 2015
• Cherry Blossoms in Door County May 22, 2015
• Root Beer Float with Donnie May 23, 2015
• Road to Vermillion June 27, 2015
• Arriving at Frogman's June 28, 2015
• Bookbinding Begins June 29, 2015
• Natural Fireworks in the Badlands July 4, 2015
• Dead Men's Heads in Stone July 5, 2015
• The Cathedral Spires July 6, 2015
• Walnut Grove July 7, 2015
• Always Nice to Be Home July 8, 2015
• International Pop July 27, 2015
• A Week in Knoxville September 18, 2015
• Kielbasa and Space Talk October 1, 2015
• Inside Grace Lutheran Again October 8, 2015
• Al's Hamburgers November 15, 2015
• Frost on Baird Creek November 26, 2015
• Christmas in Minnesota December 22, 2015
• The Blizzard Drive December 28, 2015
• Stranded North of Wausau December 31, 2015
• First Christmas Without Dad January 1, 2016
• Max Patch March 29, 2016
• Donnie Turns Thirteen April 6, 2016
• Museum of Appalachia May 16, 2016
• Ahnapee Tap Room May 26, 2016
• Opening The Jabberwock June 3, 2016
• Moonrise at Cave Point June 20, 2016
• Fireflies at Gale Woods June 29, 2016
• Installing the Mobile July 16, 2016
• It's a Mad Mad World August 11, 2016
• Tornado Warnings in Indiana August 15, 2016
• The PortaPress August 20, 2016
• The Whizzer August 21, 2016
• Shutting Down the Server August 22, 2016
• Kayla's Photography Show September 4, 2016
• HobbyTown with Donnie November 18, 2016
• Can Can Wonderland July 21, 2017
• Moonrise at Clay Banks August 8, 2017
• Know Your Meme November 25, 2017
• Arthur's First Real Christmas December 28, 2021
• My Happy Thoughts April 11, 2022
• Watching the Excavator June 5, 2022
• Swimming with Arthur June 28, 2022
• Erin's Birthday in Door County July 3, 2022
• Arthur's First Carnival Ride July 10, 2022
• Sea Grant Murals September 1, 2022
• Grand Island Birthday September 5, 2022
• Showing Arthur Wequiock Falls October 1, 2022
• The Sea Grant Mural January 1, 2023
• Play! May 1, 2023
• Fireflies at Nelson Dewey June 30, 2023
• Monster Trucks at the Fair July 14, 2023
• Arthur's First Fish August 14, 2023
• Penguins at the Milwaukee Zoo August 28, 2023
• Swimming at Krohn's Lake September 5, 2023
• Leaves and Sticks and Stones November 29, 2023
• Arthur Turns Four January 2, 2024
• The Same Song My Momma Sang January 28, 2024
• Precious Time March 5, 2024
• The Living Room Floor May 8, 2024
• Lavender Fields on Washington Island July 14, 2024
• I'm Gonna Get Ya October 7, 2024
• Arthur's First Tooth November 13, 2024
• The First Mamas November 28, 2024
• Sitting in the Dark December 15, 2024
• Arthur's Christmas Concert December 20, 2024
• Omelets with Donnie December 22, 2024
• The Tubing Chute December 26, 2024
• Arthur's First Bowling December 29, 2024
• The Wolf Moon January 13, 2025
• Goodbye, Gertie March 11, 2025
• The Milwaukee Public Museum March 23, 2025
• Gatekeeping the Glow May 23, 2025
• Turtles on the Mississippi May 23, 2025
• Childhood time is circular. Seasons repeat without urgency. Days loop and blend. November 24, 2025
• Draft / emotional inheritance map November 24, 2025
• The fake flowers on the morning school walk with my son triggered something November 24, 2025
• I don’t want to abandon the “interesting life.” November 24, 2025
• Draft / identity processing November 24, 2025
• Draft / memory + gratitude November 24, 2025
• Draft / pragmatic reflection November 24, 2025
• Draft / memoir entry November 24, 2025
• Draft / reflection on parenting November 24, 2025
• Scarcity shaped me. November 24, 2025
• I was a maker from the beginning — that part survived fundamentalism, poverty, November 24, 2025
• Three blocks. November 26, 2025
• Father-Son Weekend December 9, 2025
• Arthur the Fire Elemental April 11, 2026
• Every Stick Is Precious April 14, 2026
• The Lifescapes Kiosk June 22, 2026
• Do You Want to Battle or Trade? July 18, 2026
• Bristol with Wes and Arthur August 22, 2026
• The Binder Upgrade August 24, 2026
• Sleeping on the Beach at Portage Bay September 5, 2026