Mature trees in Terrell Mill Park mark the shape of the Island, a picnic spot…
This upside down circus-poster fragment was revealed in a room upstairs. In 2004, Mary Helen…
Mary Helen shovels plaster in the tear-out of the upstairs bedrooms. In 2004, Mary Helen…
John Stefaniak waves from right underneath where “they tore off the front porch.” In 2004,…
The Louis Englert House in Iowa City In 2004, Mary Helen and John Stefaniak became…
John Stefaniak rides his bike down Dubuque St. in Iowa City on June 5,…
Wind turbines in Western Iowa These days, it seems as though a giant has…
The Chateau des Ducs de Joyeuse that Mary Helen did not get to visit.…
This is Peanut, Jeff and Monika’s number one doxie. I’m writing about dachshunds this month…
From the end of September through mid-October, I was on baby watch in Omaha, waiting…
Saussure’s diagram for the word as sign = signifier ("a-r-b-r-e" or "a-r-b-o-r") + signified (the…
Mary Helen at Yankee Stadium. I’ve been watching a lot of baseball lately—these past few…
Is the spider a creepy bug or a complex marvel of nature? Learn more about…
Mary Helen in front of the Hutong Culture Inn, Beijing. By the time you read…
This essay is reprinted from The Burg: A Writer’s Diner, edited by Marybeth Slonneger, a…