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Beyond Birkie Fever

Beyond Birkie Fever

America's greatest cross-country ski race is the American Birkebeiner or "Birkie" for short. This is the story of that race.

2010

Stories

Published in
An Injustice!

Racism Isn’t learned, It’s Indoctrinated

We have to recognize and oppose the hidden mechanisms that perpetuate hatred

1d ago

Silhouette of a girl in front of a red background. The caption reads “Teach reason, not rage.”

1d ago

Published in
Thought Thinkers

Why Liberal Elites Need to Make Things Easier for Rural Liberals

There are valiant people in battleground states who need more support

1d ago

Cartoon image of a kid looking at a magnet with a disturbed expression. The caption reads, “Resist the pull of failure.”

1d ago

Published in
Thirty over Fifty

The Nostalgia You Feel For a Time of Abuses Past Is Not Love

We’ve got to collectively sit down and work out how we think about our lives

3d ago

Painting of a heart. The caption reads, “You have to recognize your pain, to be free of it…”

3d ago

Published in
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

Our Society Is Now Officially the Opposite of “Woke”

Nobody defined the term except to say that it was “bad,” let’s revisit that concept

4d ago

Cartoon image of a blue hat. It has a “canceled” red line across the front. The hat says “Woke.” The caption reads, “The stock market has crashed. You’ve got no rights. You’ll never retire. But at least it’s not ‘woke!’”

4d ago

Published in
On Reflection

As the World Burns, I Read Stories to My Children

This is our moment, this is our time

5d ago

Cartoon image of a burning world. A bearded man looks at it from a chair. He’s writing “WTF?” in a notebook. The caption reads, “The World Burns.”

5d ago

Published in
The Writing Cooperative

How Can Writers Stop Paying the Major Retailer Tax?

What’s the best way to earn a profit from the written word?

5d ago

A hand with the words “corporate distribution” written on the palm clutches a handful of money. A boy standing in front of a pile of books thinks, “Can I keep a little?” The caption reads, “Pay writers.”

5d ago

Published in
Cultured

Why Didn’t You Leave Your Horrific Rural Town Earlier?

Maybe there’s something to be learned from the fact that it’s not that easy to escape

Apr 18

Two skeletons lean against a brick wall. The caption reads, “Save yourselves!”

Apr 18

Published in
The Narrative Arc

How Cruel Rural Communities Ostracize the People They Don’t Like

You can’t reach common ground with a cold shoulder

Apr 17

Cartoon drawing of three men in red hats facing a boy in a shirt with a rainbow stripe and a blue hat. The dialogue bubble reads, “Don’t talk to that kid.”

Apr 17

Published in
Thirty over Fifty

Why I Never Even Considered Asking My Wife to Take My Name

I’m not going to adhere to a tradition that feels designed to cause problems

Apr 16

A picture of a group of women, including a bride, dancing on an outdoor patio. The caption reads, “Wedding Dance.”

Apr 16

Published in
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

How to Break the Pull and Escape the Control of a Cruel Patriarch

Their love bombing also contains the leverage they need to imprison you

Apr 15

Cartoon image of a kid being held in a fist. the caption says “Control.”

Apr 15

Walter Rhein

Walter Rhein

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Certified English and physics teacher. Editor, journalist, illustrator and novelist. walterrhein@gmail.com

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