At this time of the year, we’re eager to celebrate all that we are thankful for, trimming down the turkey population to prepare for a big feast. However, it’s also the time of year when we hear about those less fortunate, with many of them unable to afford the basic food necessities we all take…
Author: Lee Pulaski
Lee Pulaski is a Wisconsin journalist, photographer and author of more than 25 books in the mystery, romance and fantasy genres. He writes about his Arizona upbringing combined with his life now in the Midwest. Pulaski can be reached at leepulaski2@gmail.com
Literary pilgrimage finds independent bookstores nestled in a peninsula
It’s getting harder and harder to find community bookstores these days. While you could blame it on the Barnes and Noble phenomenon, you also have a lot of people buying books online, content with waiting a few days for the books to be shipped to their homes before devouring them day and night until their…
Figure guilt or innocence, not if ‘victims’ is the right word to use
The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the man accused of killing protesters in Kenosha in the wake of Jacob Blake’s fateful police encounter in August 2020, is underway, but it seems the verdict on political correctness has already come down. Judge Bruce Schroeder ruled on Oct. 25 that prosecutors cannot call the people shot by Rittenhouse…
Petito in spotlight while other women vanish
Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old Florida woman who disappeared while traveling across the country with her boyfriend, has dominated the airwaves and internet in recent days as the entire nation has tried to figure out whodunit. Her story has captivated us as we have wrung our hands in pity and thought how horrible a tragedy it…
A tale about the magnificent, mystical, missing AIDS vaccine
Have you ever had one of those days when you woke up, took one look at the internet and spent the rest of the day searching for a time-traveling device to rewind the day and unsee the stupidity you saw? It was one of those days for me as I went online in the morning…
Babies need a loving home, not just a predesigned family
Normally, the announcement of new children is a source of great joy. When folks proclaim they have added to their family, their friends, neighbors and sometimes random strangers ooh and ah as they celebrate the miracle of life. Except if you’re gay, especially if you’re a gay man in a high profile position. Then the…
Tragedy brings U.S. together, but time pulls it apart
Twenty years ago, the vision of America changed. Before that time, we thought we were safe. We thought that nothing bad could happen on a massive scale in the United States. That fantasy image of our country shattered abruptly on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, as two planes crashed into the World Trade Center…
Missouri needs to taste the rainbow after killing exhibit on LGBT history
There are folks who have cried out in anger as statues and other symbols showcasing the Confederacy have been toppled over. These folks say that liberals are trying to hide or whitewash history, that even though these things keep the memory of villains alive, they need to be shown so that our past is properly…
Nuptials in paradise come with financial strings attached
Just when I think that modern civilization has hit the bottom, I have to dodge an airborne shovel. I awoke and opened up my laptop this morning to the news that a couple, Doug and Dedra Simmons who had set up a destination wedding in Jamaica, but they had a number of guests who did…
Blurbs with bullet points seem to miss the mark
It’s not always easy to write a book, but even once you write “The End,” it’s not really the end. Nope, you have to do rewrites and figure out what’s going to go on the cover to entice people inside, just in case the cover images are not enough to hypnotize potential readers. Then there’s…
Without faith, how does one’s story end?
When it comes to telling stories, I’ve always had some theme to cling to. Some of my stories are tales of love where two men find each other and figure out how to navigate their lives together. Some stories have a touch of magic and fantasy. Ten of them are tied to an aspect of…
Why isn’t there a Christmas city in Wisconsin?
The other day, I was reading the news back home and came across an item about a $160,000 earmark for Arizona’s Christmas City, Prescott. The coronavirus pandemic put a lot of things in limbo last year, including funding for community events. The Christmas city program was no exception, and if you’ve ever been there, Prescott…
Rural Roots and American Rainbows 