Vachel Lindsay’s creepier poems
A Net to Snare the Moonlight and Other Poems for Children is the latest book of Vachel Lindsay’s poetry to be released by the Vachel Lindsay Association. This 17-poem collection, illustrated by Springfield artist Felicia Olin, contains some of Lindsay’s creepier children’s poems. The publisher of record is the Vachel Lindsay Association and the book…
Reflections of a motherless mother
The writer’s son, Anders, “meets” his grandmother for the first time. Anders was born six years after her death. PHOTO COURTESY ERIKA HOLST My mother’s pet name for me was lillegull, a Norwegian term of endearment that translates to “little golden child.” I was her only child, born when she was 36, and she loved…
Solve your kids’ foot problems
PHOTO BY METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION It’s funny how things have a way of coming full circle in life. During the early 70s, “Sesame Street” was a cornerstone of my childhood. Now, after of 4 ½ years of parenthood, the show still captures my attention and it helps me explain the world we live in. The…
The acid test
PHOTO BY RODGER MALLISON/TNS You’ve probably heard about dangers inherent in excessive sugar consumption: empty calories linked to obesity, diabetes and other health problems. That it has displaced beverages such as milk and water. All true. But though they’re less widely known, there are other problems caused by regular and excessive consumption of non-nutritive beverages…
Stars bring families together
Selene Lockerbie, left, holds her daughter Evelyn, 3, while she looks through a telescope at the transit of Venus between Earth and the sun. PHOTO BY JAY L. CLENDENIN/TNS When Anne Gregurich of Springfield was 13 years old, she decided to build her own telescope after watching a Nova documentary. “I made it out of…
Plan now for summer camp
Equestrian camps, such as the Horse Riding Summer Day Camp offered by the Bright Star Equestrian Centre in Petersburg, or the Horse Camp at Riverside Stables in Springfield, are popular summer camp, for central Illinois children. PHOTO BY METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION Special Needs Summer Day CampJune 1 – Aug 14, 7:30-5:30pm Mon-Fri. Week-long inclusive…
About the cover – May 2015
PHOTO BY GINNY LEE Cover photo by Ginny Lee is of Jakobi Ikerionwu, son of Jon and Colleen Ikerionwu of Springfield. The photo was taken in Washington Park when “Kobi” was two. He is four years old now, about to become a big brother of twin boys.
