The house Mom grew up in is empty now. It has been for awhile, but now it's an emptier empty. The floral couch and the cans of peas and the photos of us from middle school sat for several months after Grandpa went into assisted living. The cat, shy and gorgeous with cinnamon-swirled fur, was rehomed to a family with three kids who are gentle with him, thank God. Mom and Lori have spent the last several weeks digging through photos of people they never met and posting unwanted

A few months ago, I visited a good friend in Kansas City. We went to this massive antique mall called The Brass Armadillo, and I mean it...

It's a Two-for-One Special! Hello, everyone. It's been a long time. My excuse at first was moving to a new house, but that was way back...

What a goofy lil guy. In my apartment next to my TV is a framed painting. It looks like this: Biiig stretch! This painting is the work of...

I don’t know what kind of bird this is, but I like it. During my college days in Champaign, Illinois, I made a few trips to the local...

They don’t make confectionery packaging like they used to. In the downtown area of Quincy, Illinois is a little shop called Funky Finds....