A look at my life in Indiana, and other stories from the Crossroads of America.
For more about life in the Middle America, check out my new site, Stories from the Middle, a place where voices and narratives from Indiana and the Midwest can be heard. Only through the sharing of words and stories will we understand each other and break down stereotypes.
Personal Stories and Editorials on Indiana Life:
- First and foremost, Trump voters are people (Indy Star)
- What We Can Learn from Anthony Bourdain’s Legacy (Indy Star)
- I moved from a blue state to a red state and it changed my life (USA Today)
- What this California woman learned moving to a red state (IndyStar)
- Running through the Seasons: Come fall, winter, spring and summer, runner finds her outings stretch the body, open the mind (Terre Haute Tribune Star)
- Roadside Views, Or Getting Lost and Found in Indiana
- Reflections on Two Years in Indiana
- The Greatest of Gifts: Stepping Outside our Bubble and Listening to a Different Perspective
- The Journey Home
- 5 Reasons This San Diego Family Loves Terre Haute (Haute Happenings)
- Welcome to Indiana
- How to Road Trip with Dogs and Cats
- Packing a House, Enjoying the Moments and Making New Memories
- Daring to Imagine a Different Life
Feature Stories about Indiana People and Places:
- Breast cancer survivor says positive attitude is key
- Breast cancer awareness month kicks off with focus on multiple types, treatments
- Ultra runners: Terre Haute ultra runners find community and life lessons on the trails and terrain
- Police Life: Terre Haute Junior Police Academy connects police, youth in positive way (page 16)
- Jack-of-all-trades: From burning buildings to medical emergencies, fire, EMS responders always on call (page 20)
- Military presence: Armed forces play significant role in community (page 24)
- Staying alive: Landmark Terre Haute music shop Headstone Friends still selling after all these years (page 16)
- College Entrepreneurs Open a Food Truck and Solve a Problem in Small Town America (The Good Men Project)
- Building Bridges in Greencastle (Edible Indy magazine)
- Young and Farming (Edible Indy magazine)
- Food Waste Finds a New Home (Edible Indy magazine)
- Letting the brush work its magic: Self-taught painter continues family legacy, creates artistic future
- Turn to the River plans to connect downtown to Wabash River in innovative way
- Raising Rabbits: 4-H helps sisters lay foundation for a bright future
- Maintaining its primitive look, Country Cabin enjoying new location
- Crossing Language Barriers: The Coca-Cola Bottle, Born in Terre Haute, a Worldwide Phenomenon
- Up Front at the Museum: Before the Selfie
- Up Front at the Museum: Grand Old Flag
- Up Front at the Museum: The Dresser Home
- Understanding the misunderstood: J.D. Vance’s Memoir sheds light on the long-suffering Rust Belt families and culture
- Discovering the Clabber Girl Origins in Terre Haute, Indiana
- The Covered Bridge Capitol of the World