Annette Januzzi Wick is a freelance writer, teacher and community connector. Her Italian roots, and the combination of small-town upbringingRead more
Droplets rained down on my front stoop. I couldn’t decide what shoes to wear for the mile trek to...
A former food and arts editor, collage artist, and soulful friend, Sara knew how to draw out the...
We can bridge the divide by upholding the right to vote. The man instinctively took a seat behind...
On a Sunday morning, craving a hike in Appalachia. With street names like Bacon Flat, Tater Ridge...
Fever, not from COVID, but from hope. In Norwood, I sit amidst the yawn of morning, in my bronze...
Three weeks ago, I sat around an outdoor table at a home on the Oregon Coast, visiting with...
The Rebirth of Birthdays (Reprinted from The Art Academy of Cincinnati Literary Journal, Volume 1,...
We need to own this country right back. Around my junior high years, my parents left the house...
I read the Enquirer piece (‘More than just a pool’) about the lack of swimming options for city of...
In Cincinnati, one lives in the city to learn from it. A female city employee dumped beer cans, a...
How to record an audiobook during a pandemic. The house was empty. I climbed to the third floor,...
How one resident has accepted the solitude and space of this in-between time. There have always...
Tracking the movement of time while we are stationary. During this period of isolation, we have...
Reading page 23 of Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile, I picked up my pen and underlined a...
caregiving / long-term care / giveaway As someone who has cared for a mother living in a long-term...
Creating a neighborhood together The Eagle OTR, part of the Thunderdome Group, announced they were...
It was raining. A perfect evening for a movie. But not just any movie. The one I had been...
Travel Tips / Food Fandom / Enlightenment “Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory,” I said to the customer...
It was summer in June when we moved to Over-the-Rhine. That’s when I first noticed her. Like a...
Three Questions — and a Fourth In which my mother finally understands my obsession with...