Silk in Kansas
The newest issue of Lawrence Magazine features my story on Silkville, a utopian community determined to raise silk worms and produce silk on the Kansas prairie in the late 1800s. The community failed, and the silk ranch is now a…
Captivity
That could be the theme connecting my two stories in the current issue of Lawrence Magazine. One story profiles Natalie C. Parker, whose debut novel for young adults, Beware the Wild, came out last month. The Southern Gothic tale sucks…
Exploring Kansas byways
This spring, I had the opportunity to write a short piece about the Western Vistas Historic Byway, one of 11 designated scenic byways in Kansas, for the new Kansas Byways Guide. As a native of that part of the state,…