Among the many functions of the Wormlips Scrapbook is to keep track of events in my tiny life. Most recently, one facet of that has involved Bill Bricker. My allegations have finally hit the news. From the Chicago Tribune, December 11: Ex-Winnetka teacher accused of molesting third child at camp Bill Bricker engaged in ‘immoral act’ with 3rd child at camp, Wyoming prosecutors say Authorities have filed a third felony charge against former Winnetka teacher Bill […]
Read moreMonth: December 2014
‘Tis the Season, Yet Again
I do miss my radio days. For old time’s sake, here’s my half-hour Christmas/Winter/Solstice/Kwanzaa documentary. Enjoy. Every week or so, I check Google for news of Bill Bricker, to see if there are new developments I’d been unaware of. Today I found an article in a British newspaper, of all things. The number of victims stepping forward has gone from two to three, out of a possible hundred in total. [Bricker] was later charged with immoral and indecent […]
Read moreMy Mother the Poet
I found this draft of a post from two years ago, which for some reason I never published. Since ’tis the season once again, I may as well show it to you belatedly. Back then, I wrote: Today I received a small box of familiar Christmas ornaments, topped with this hand-penned explanation from my skilled and wee mommy: By Way of Explaining the Contents of This Package That annual tradition— The choosing of “The Tree,” […]
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