Denis & Margie Haack continue to write at Critique-Letters
Honeysuckle died last night and today we buried her under the magnolia tree. She was Anita's eight-year-old beloved angora rabbit, a creature who delighted…
Have Smartphones and iPhones destroyed a generation of teenagers? asks a recent article in The Atlantic written by Jean Twenge. The piece that appeared in the most…
Sunflower seeds? Dried meal worms? Leftover oatmeal from breakfast? The girls are used to my presence and most curious about what treats I'm…
I’ve been working on a sequel to The Exact Place, and have been reading old letters from the past, dare I say, 50 years?…
Stormy North Shore, Lake Superior As I enter the new week, I do not anticipate trouble. Nor am I in trouble today. Unless I…
"I'm on my third day in a row - back on coffee. I feel better about life." (expletives deleted) Recently a friend texted this…
This displaced little visitor is doomed. I am used to moths that occasionally hatch out of the aging flours and grains of my pantry,…
I open the silverware drawer and notice little black grains and wonder who dropped dirt among the forks. Bits of bacon? Wild rice? Not…
