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
By Hank Nuwer, Archives “Books…are like TV for smart people,” actor Robert Redford declares in the film “A Walk in the Woods.” “Would you say you grew up poor?” “Oh, we grew up poor. But not impoverished.” “What’s the difference?” “The library.” — Pete Hamill...
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 | Apr 21, 2026 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, Kurt Vonnegut: The Man in the Hole
Novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was stuck in time. Stuck in a Travelodge, no less, with repulsive, cutesy trademark Sleepy Bears. A Sleepy Bear in nightcap and nightshirt on the motel welcome sign. On the counter at check-in. Stuffed Sleepy Bear toys placed atop the guest...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 15, 2026 | Book Review, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
A Final Valiant Act: The Story of Doug Dickey, Medal of Honor by James B. Lang The urge begins as a mere impulse. “I could write a book,” someone thinks. “I should write a book.” While millions have confessed a similar urge, few start — let alone finish — the task....
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...
