by Hank Nuwer | Jul 8, 2026 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
By Hank Nuwer, with photo by Goosia Nuwer Daily Advocate – June 9, 2022 0 Female peafowl are peahens. Male peafowl are peacocks. People who molest the birds are peabrains. This tearful tale of tail-feather thievery began late in the night...
by Hank Nuwer | Jul 8, 2026 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
By Hank Nuwer Fasten your seatbelt, reader. This is the story of George Washington Clear, born in 1849, the youngest son of Phillip and Mrs. Clear. On June 7, 1871, Clear married a young woman from Union City, IN, named Anna Moist. ...
by Hank Nuwer | Oct 20, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
One of the hardest-working, nicest students I ever taught at Ball State University (1985-1989) was a national spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service during the anthrax mail scare aftermath in 2001. Her name was Darla Stafford. When I guest-taught a class for her in... by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
By Hank Nuwer This is the story of George Washington Clear, born in 1849, the youngest son of Phillip and Mrs. Clear. On June 7, 1871, Clear married a young woman from Union City, IN, named Anna Moist. George and Anna soon raised a baby they...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
By Hank Nuwer I became fascinated with the history of 19th century Chinese workers in America while conducting research for my historical novel, Sons of the Dawn: A Basque Odyssey.” In one chapter, an Idaho buckaroo attempts to cut off the queue...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 4, 2025 | Alaska Tales, True Crime
When Death Stalked the Cannery Floor By Hank Nuwer Margaret Andrianoff was born to a Japanese mother, her father unknown. Fisherman Constantine (Costia) Andrianoff and his Alaska Native wife Annie adopted her, according to the 1900 U.S. Census. Margaret, also...
