The Rear End

The Rear EndMay 29, 2015

Ticking Off the Hours

a visitor in the dark stretches of a summer’s night

The Rear EndMay 1, 2015

Aller-Geez!

springtime in Wisconsin is punching me in the face

The Rear EndApril 13, 2015

The Ones in the Backyard

my closest neighbors aren’t exactly human

The Rear EndMarch 31, 2015

Big Orange Crane

welcoming downtown EC’s tall, but temporary guest

The Rear EndMarch 17, 2015

Staring at the Cherries

an Eau Claire eatery’s mundanely meaningful decor

The Rear EndMarch 3, 2015

The End of a Cat

a furry Eau Clairian has come and gone

The Rear EndFebruary 17, 2015

SLEDDERBOARD

today I grant you permission to use a new word

The Rear EndFebruary 4, 2015

Hands Down

there’s a price for grabbing onto life

The Rear EndJanuary 20, 2015

The River’s Breath

Here in the dead of winter, why do our rivers smoke?

The Rear EndJanuary 8, 2015

Prediction Infliction

an uneducated guess at what we’ll be talking about in 2015

The Rear EndDecember 22, 2014

Me and Santa Claus

rough patches in my relationship with the jolly ol’ elf

The Rear EndDecember 11, 2014

Hating Homemade Christmas

the classic struggle of crafting your own Christmas gifts

The Rear EndNovember 25, 2014

This Is What We Know About the Cold

exploring this thing that's so central to our wintertime life

The Rear EndNovember 14, 2014

Breaking Trees

sometimes the best part of the forest is the dead part

The Rear EndOctober 31, 2014

Carve It Out

spotlighting local pride via the humble jack-o-lantern

The Rear EndOctober 17, 2014

Ghost Stories

why I’m not afraid of a good frightful tale

The Rear EndSeptember 30, 2014

The Best of Me

this year’s Best of the Mike Paulus Poll was a doozy!

The Rear EndSeptember 18, 2014

What Happened to Our Neighbor-stores?

a dwindling handful of properties deep within our neighborhoods still allow commercial use

The Rear EndSeptember 4, 2014

Get On Board

sometimes life is a downhill battle

The Rear EndAugust 19, 2014

Squirrel City, USA

exploring Eau Claire’s tree-bound rodent population

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