Volume Three, Edition 1, 2025
Writer's Corner
This month, we write of personal trials and pleasant distractions.
Rob Tomaro has a true story about a good friend enduring great trial. Show biz can be tough, but oh the stories. Come find out in , Miss Minelli Has Left the Building. An audio version is available here Miss Minelli Has Left the Building.
Dave Williams speaks of experiences that shape our lives. We may not think so at the time, especially in our youth, but they almost always seem to surface at some point later. Let us know what you think in, A Pleasant Distraction. An audio version is available here A Pleasant Distraction
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.Paranormal High
Rob Tomaro's newly published book is now available on Amazon!
This is a book about high school teens swept up in events that could not only unravel their high school education, but also end their lives.
With each passing page, our primary characters find themselves having to confront strange experiences and people whose love of power and money make them willing to commit the ultimate crime.
In spite of the dire circumstances, our two primary characters learn much about themselves and begin to realize that, the differences that make them unlikely friends, might just be what attracts them to each other.
This book is a fun read and keeps you turning pages. It is a good mix of the serious and the humorous, of teenage worries and deep friendship, maybe even love.
This is an especially good read for young teens and can be found on Amazon at Paranormal High
.A Survey of Small Pubs - Janesville, Wisconsin, Zoxx Social Club
From the Staff
Humanity has gathered in groups for longer than recorded history. Buildings were built as spaces for these gatherings. It is speculated that some of the earliest buildings were probably shrines, religious sites. Whatever the reason may have been, it is clear that humanity has a desire for community.
Several of our larger cities, that were settled by European immigrants, bear the mark of this idea of community. Many of the buildings that were erected served as places where people could gather, get caught up on local events and news, eat, drink, and maybe get a room and a bath. These buildings have had many different names down through the centuries. The Romans called them taberna. Various other names are tavern, inn, hotel, tippling house, alehouse, saloon, public house, pub, bar. Practically every culture has the same variety of names, a shared history.
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, how often do we take the time to unwind, talk and, yes, have a toddy?
I've traveled to many places on this planet. Even in the biggest
of cities, a person can find a haven from the honking horns, pressing crowds,
and traffic: a place where, as the TV show Cheers put it,
"everyone knows your name."
The staff thought it would be nice to do a series on the most out-of-the-way taberna we could find in southern Wisconsin. Places that are not only off the beaten path, but, if they are in a town at all, the population is so small, the entire town has to turn out just to fill the barstools and tables.
This month we visit perhaps the most iconic dive bar in southern Wisconsin, let alone Janesville. Join us at Zoxx Social Club.
This month we go to the edge of Janesville and Hanson's Hollow.
Our fourth road trip takes us to Avalon and the Hat Rack.
Our third road trip takes us to Zenda and the Zenda Tap.
Our second road trip takes us to Attica and the Attica Bar.
Our first trip to Twin Grove can be found here Twin Grove.
Last Months' Highlights
Rob Tomaro has a true story about a lost friend and high strangeness. Here loss and hope meet in , The Domain of Heaven. An audio version is available here The Domain of Heaven.
Dave Williams speaks of those who watch over us and how what goes around, sometimes comes around in, The Old Man and the Dog. An audio version is available here The Old Man and the Dog