Author Archives: Stephanie Fawkes-Lee

Enabling the Entitled

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Stephanie Fawkes-Lee

My adult driving record appears to be a sterling example of an upstanding citizen.  It doesn’t reflect the dozen or so times of being pulled over for: struggling to drive the recommended speed; periodic taillight outages; occasionally sliding through a … Continue reading →

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Trophy Coach

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Stephanie Fawkes-Lee

  Minnesota is a brutal state. The winters bring subzero wind chills that can freeze exposed skin shortly after walking out the front door. Summer heat and humidity makes it difficult to breathe just strolling down the driveway to the … Continue reading →

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WildCat

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Stephanie Fawkes-Lee

The following essay was previously published in the Prairie Progressive.  Three feral cats have adopted our backyard natural habitat. One is an old tiger-striped tom that’s been wandering the neighborhood for years. The other two showed up last summer as … Continue reading →

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America Loves . . .

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Stephanie Fawkes-Lee

Famed adman Ed Labunski penned the catchy, classic jingle that branded American culture as “We Love Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet.” Eating one at the ballpark just somehow tasted different from an ordinary hotdog, and dreams of sharing that … Continue reading →

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Popcorn, Peanuts & Cracker Jack

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Stephanie Fawkes-Lee

Sunday afternoons were slotted for room inspection during my childhood.  My father was a military man and he believed in duty, integrity and most important of all, humility.  As the youngest of six children, it never occurred to me to … Continue reading →

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Who Was That Unmasked Man?

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Stephanie Fawkes-Lee

One snowy winter day in Minnesota many years ago, I bundled up my first-born son Gregg, complete with light blue snowsuit, navy fur-lined aviator hat and hand-knitted mitten and headed to the store.  He wasn’t even two-years-old and couldn’t talk … Continue reading →

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