Walnut Grove, Minn. – As troubling as the recent events are that led the town of Walnut Grove to the decision that blowing up the town was the only sensible course of action, perhaps nothing in recent weeks that has happened is as troubling as Jason Carter setting dozens of rabbits free to fend for…
Burr Oak, Iowa- Recent reports indicate that Charles Ingalls is giving the city too much credit in the development of the issues recently displayed by his son, Albert. Despite the fact that Albert met the Ingalls while living under stairs in the streets of Winoka following his tortured time at an orphanage, Charles laments the…
Sleepy Eye, Minn.– A man who claims to have finished law school in the top one percent of his class has failed to obtain written confirmation of a job offer. After miraculously regaining his sight and then completing law school, Adam Kendall returned to Sleepy Eye, where he expected to find a job waiting for…
Walnut Grove, Minn.- In an eventful dream that Albert Ingalls had during a daytime nap that preceded the Halloween party at Nellie’s, the boy reportedly dreamt that his adopted father, Charles Ingalls, was something of a legend in the Native American community. Albert, who along with his sister, Laura, dressed as chiefs for Halloween, acquiesced…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-As Laura Ingalls Wilder reflected upon her childhood memories with her adopted brother, Albert, in the face of the news of his impending death, she succinctly summarized years of close friendship with Andrew Garvey in a single dismissive sentence. As Laura told her husband, Almanzo, about the time she became blood brothers with…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-The recent tragic passing of Jack, beloved dog of the Ingalls family, has been somewhat eased by Charles Ingalls’ smooth chest, sources report. After dying unexpectedly following a series of misunderstandings with the increasingly independent Laura Ingalls, the dog was discovered by Laura lying motionless in the barn. When Laura’s yelling failed to…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-Harriet Oleson, proprietor of Oleson’s Mercantile, recently wrote to The Prairie Review to defend a recommendation she recently made to a customer that left some in town thinking less than desirably of her actions. Here’s what Harriet had to say: Several days ago I spotted that big old farmer, Jonathan Garvey, in the…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-In recent developments, it appears that the latest trend of “quiet quitting” has hit this little town of industrious workers. Quiet quitting, a term recently in vogue to describe an employee who merely completes tasks required of their job but does not go above and beyond, is becoming pervasive in Walnut Grove. Like…
I’ve been a drinking man. I’ve been a gamblin’ man. I’m trying to get Willie to like tobacco. Heck, I’ve had darn near every vice a body can have. One thing I would never do? Leave someone’s bed in this condition. When Charles asked me if he could stay in my cabin while he cleaned…
Walnut Grove, Minn.– Contrary to popular belief, neither watching someone else’s kids nor blowing up the town constituted the worst part of Caroline Ingalls’ recent vacation in Walnut Grove. Caroline and her husband, Charles, recently visited Walnut Grove when Charles’ job granted him an extended vacation. Excited to visit their old town, the Ingalls were…
