The criminals of Fargo (movie and TV Show) are not so far from the truth. I lived in Minnesota for over a decade and man, oh man, I have seen some things. Some… criminal things. In MINNESOTA. It ain’t all church socials, Velveeta hotdish, and Garrison Keillor in Minnesota. No sir. There are also ne’er-do-wells….
Author: Adam Rockwell
Start Here – About Adam Rockwell
Hey, I’m Adam Rockwell. I live on the Central Oregon Coast, where the tsunamis are hypothetical (so far) and the agates are elusive on Agate Beach, but I’m always searching. Here’s what I do here: ✏️ Short essays, photos, and daily dispatches from my writing life. Whatever comes to mind and the occasional existential reflection. 📚 Fiction…
The Wisconsin Cheese Curd Way
Fresh, room temperature, Wisconsin cheese curds. Salty and squeaky. If you haven’t had fresh cheese curds, you haven’t really had cheese curds. You just had “cheese.” I lived in Wisconsin for most of my life, but just over ten years ago we got on the real Oregon Trail, Interstate 90, never to return. Well, except…
Thank You, World Book Encyclopedia
I grew up in small town Wisconsin in the 1980s. In the before times. Before the internet times. We had a good little public school system, but I wasn’t exactly an honor roll student. Regardless of my standing at school, people thought I was smart. “He’s so smart!” they would say. Also, “He’s so arrogant!”…
I Am Not Crossing That Bridge When I Come To It
I SUFFER from gephyrophobia: An anxiety disorder that causes an unnatural fear of… bridges. Yup, bridges! That’s me. 😅 I was struck down with gephyrophobia when I was about 18 years old. Maybe you have it too? There are lots of us out here. It’s time us gephyrophobics to stand up and say, “No! This is a…