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By sharing one person’s story at a time
Loss & recovery, calamity & clarity
A young woman reflects on miscarriage
A first-hand account from one young woman in Benzie County
Learning philosophy from a four-legged pal
A mother’s take on having children with food allergies
Reconciling with the past
A first-time mother considers how COVID-19 has affected parenting in Northern Michigan
Letter from the editors
Benzie boon, despite COVID-19 economic projections
Celebrating from home
What can history teach us
Making pandemic lemonade
Musings of a crisis homeschooler
Locating a family member’s grave, with the help of a community
Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he ever talks about. It wasn’t always this way, though. You see, before me, all Gerald’s Talking Dog could say was that he hated cherries.
Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he ever talks about, but that wasn’t always true. He used to ride with his paws on the dashboard chattering about everything he saw. And he was so opinionated! Some days Gerald wished he’d never picked up the stray Basset Hound.
Gerald’s talking dog likes cherries. It’s all he ever talks about. Gerald, that is, not the dog. “My talking dog,” Gerald says to anyone who will listen, “likes cherries. I mean, he really likes cherries.”
Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he talks about, but when he got into the sauce he began to slur his words so that, “I’d like some more cherries, please,” came out as, “Idrike zhumor sherrish, shpleeeesh.”
Gerald’s talking dog loves cherries. That’s all he ever talks about. So when Gerald took his dog, Mont, on a trip to the world’s cherry capital, Mont just about lost his mind.
Gerald’s Talking Dog loves cherries. That’s all he ever talks about. To understand why, you must hear his first spoken words, learn how he lived off the land and became..the Most Interesting Dog in the World.
Their imprint on our collective history
Frankfort’s U-of-M, Maize-and-Blue connection
Free treasures along Benzie’s summer roads
After many summers on her favorite porch