A child of a hoarder—an outcast growing up amid shocking squalor—finds purpose in this vivid memoir. Broken, alone and buried in a house full of junk and shame, Eddy Gilmore takes the “normal” route out—institutionalized learning. But when college life fails to offer meaning, the young man reaches a turning point, a point at which … More Writer
Tiny Farm Duluth At 40 years old, I finally began pursuing something I had dreamed of doing since I was a little kid: farming. I essentially have a Green Acres situation, however. In reverse. My wife is the only one keeping us from moving from the city to the country. Ironically enough, her stubborn refusal … More Farmer
My wife is kicking butt these days. So much so, in fact, that I’m no longer advertising the house painting work that I occasionally have done on the side. I don’t have time for much of this sort of work these days—YAWNFEST—so this page is finally being devoted to some of her beautiful paintings. I’m … More Painter
