Blog Posts Thomas Cannon Author

  • Lakefly Literary Conference: Join the Writing Community

    Lakefly Literary Conference: Join the Writing Community

    In 2013, a group of writers got together and held a writers conference in downtown Oshkosh. We called it the Lakefly Literary Conference because it would be held each May and we wanted attendees to return every year. Our goal was to hold a reasonably priced conference that would have quality speakers and events. I…

  • Twins Spend a lifetime together in Oshkosh

    Twins Spend a lifetime together in Oshkosh

    The story reflects on elderly identical twins who live together, walk side by side, and share a deep bond. A tragic accident occurs, leaving one sister to navigate life without her mirror image companion.

  • In a Pickle: More Than Just a Charming Story by Jerry Apps

    In a Pickle: More Than Just a Charming Story by Jerry Apps

    In a Pickle by Jerry Apps is a nostalgic yet profound narrative about a pickle plant in 1950s Wisconsin, capturing the struggles of small family farms against industrialization.

  • Understanding Welfare Mindsets: Rationalization in Society

    Understanding Welfare Mindsets: Rationalization in Society

    Welfare recipients and Trump supporters share common rationalizations.

  • We are all Locked up in Our Minds

    We are all Locked up in Our Minds

    I was listening to Trace Atkins singing Toby Keith’s song- Ships that Don’t Come In. Here are the lyrics I want to talk about: So here’s to all the soldiersWho have ever died in vainThe insane locked up in themselvesAnd the homeless down on Main It’s a tribute to soldiers mostly, but that line about…