Winoka, Dakota Territory- Recent reports indicate that newly employed Jonathan Garvey had been unaware that the bar fight in which he recently engaged was actually a job interview. According to Jonathan, he “just stumbled over into that there saloon to beat up Harlan on account of he beat up Charles. It weren’t until I had…
Sleepy Eye, Minn.- Hester-Sue’s recent departure from her job at the blind school marks yet another year where some misfortune has befallen the school. Susan Goodspeed, longtime student of the school, recalls the many unfortunate events she has endured over the years. “When I first came to the school,” Susan shares, “ it was in…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-Recent reports indicate that the manager of the circus currently in town may be toxic. Annabelle, the fat woman in London’s Circus, recently found herself downtrodden when her brother, Oleson’s Mercantile proprietor Nels Oleson, ignored her as she dined at the restaurant his family owns and runs. As she quietly mourned the lackluster…
Random California Hotel Room– Angel on probation Jonathan Smith laments that he struggles to achieve a good work-afterlife balance. “It’s just really hard to separate myself from work,” Jonathan comments. “The nature of my job makes it really difficult because I’m expected to always be on call, you know? I can’t fully relax when the…
California Highway–Cruising along in Mark Gordon’s beat up vehicle awaiting word on a new assignment on a recent afternoon, angel on probation Jonathan Smith expressed disappointment that he never once received the Beatles as an assignment. “I’ve been doing this for forty years, you know,” Jonathan commented. “That means that while the Beatles were in…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-Residents Joseph and Trudy Coulter wish that their neighbors had started being nice to them before they packed their entire house in preparation of their relocation in light of the mistrust they recently experienced. Area farmers found themselves upset when Joseph’s return from Minneapolis with seed corn was delayed. Unbeknownst to them, Joseph…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-Recent reports from the sleepy Minnesota town indicate that Laura Ingalls Wilder has fallen ass backwards into another stellar house. The young woman who grew up living in the little house her father built–a house so small that she shared a loft with no real barrier to the rest of the house and,…
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…
