Tag: Midwest

The Ernie Pyle Fireman’s Festival: Jitterbugging, Elephant Ears, and Trophies

The Ernie Pyle Fireman’s Festival: Jitterbugging, Elephant Ears, and Trophies

One particular weekend each summer I become extremely nostalgic (more than usual) for Dana, Indiana. The rural western Indiana town, population 608, is where I spent my middle and high school summers with my paternal grandparents while my mother, a single-parent nurse, worked (too hard) 

The King’s Daughter

The King’s Daughter

I can gush over the way a country road crunches under my feet all day. It’s a sound that’s softer than gravel, but still loud enough to remind you that natural earth exists under the soles of your shoes. It’s the sound I hear while