Essays
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You Are Now Entering Grief Country
"When Kathy heard that Nana was ready to die, she called us."
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Faith in Movement
Andy Warhol, the Rust Belt, and me.
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Are You Staying in South Bend?
On identity, possibilities, and giving my hometown a chance.
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Blessed Nativity of Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
In the Carnegie Museum's holiday presepio, a mingling of the sacred and profane.
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A Visit to Milwaukee’s Last Public Drinking Well
The Pryor Avenue Iron Well is a remnant of the past—and maybe a glimpse of the future.
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Searching for the Elusive Plum Dumpling
Could the dish reconnect me with my Slovak heritage?
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Hair and History in ‘Akron’s Harlem’
On Howard Street, in downtown Akron, Black life and culture flourished.
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My Garden Folly
Backyard gardens are for you. Front yard gardens are for others.
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The Girl in the Mall
Growing up in my rural Ohio town, the mall was our refuge. It could also be dangerous.
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My Summer of Steel
Before my junior year of college, in 1972, I worked at the manufacturing plant where my father was a foreman. It was an education.
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