Like many other Illinoisans and Chicagoans, we fled north from the corona-torn state to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin for the weekend. It's already been great so far after one night when we ran into friends at the Oakfire restaurant (shoutout Marisa and Sean) and continued to have a great time dining out and having a few … Continue reading Mini Vacation
Author: DM
20May2020
Wow, that's a lot of 20s... I haven't worked on my short story yet since I wrote the last blog but I plan on doing some work on it the moment I finish this blog. This here is my warmup and if you don't like it well you can just get out. Or click out. … Continue reading 20May2020
18May2020
Despite the copious amount of time that I have now that was previously taken up with going to restaurants and various venues, I haven't spent much time writing at all. Aside from my vacation to Tennessee, I haven't done much although I did make a massive leap in a short story I've been working on … Continue reading 18May2020
Leaving the Smokeys
The Tennessee portion of my vacation is coming to an end here shortly as we're packing up and getting ready to return home. We've enjoyed staying in a cabin on the side of a mountain that overlooks multiple other mountains and I've greatly enjoyed slowing things down and being away from the busyness of the … Continue reading Leaving the Smokeys
Trip to the Smokeys
For the first time since I was a kid playing travel baseball, I'm in the Smokey Mountains and they're just as beautiful as I remember. The various shades of dark and light green leaves that coat the trees blanketing the landscape of the mountains are breathtaking. Our cabin is high on a mountain with a … Continue reading Trip to the Smokeys


