Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

The Lume at Newfields

After going to the Detroit Institute of Art in the late 1970s as part of a Humanities class, my father declared he didn’t like Vincent van Gogh’s paintings. “He’s just too primitive for me,” he explained. The DIA had a few of Van Gogh’s works, and a few years later … Read More

Local Organizations Help Pets and People

Friends of Indianapolis Dogs Outside and Indy Neighborhood Cats, two eastside based non-profits, received a $3,500 grant investment from Petco Love to support their lifesaving work for animals in Indianapolis. Petco Love is a nonprofit leading change for pets nationally by making communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. … Read More

What’s in the Stars for 2022

According to the stars, 2022 be a period for creative renewal and new paths of inspiration despite political turmoil and continued threats of war and strife. Brigid Penrose, who has studied the astrology of world events for over 30 years, noted that 2022 will be an odd combination of “anger … Read More

A World on Fire: IRT Presents “Fahrenheit 451”

Published in 1953 at the height of McCarthyism, Ray Bradbury’s dystopian vision of government-sanctioned book burning reflects the author’s fear of a future where authorities think literature (and thought) are dangerous to social and political order. The firemen in Fahrenheit 451 don’t put out fires, but start them, burning books … Read More

Virus Continues to Hit Hoosiers Hard

In January 2020, the first cases of what would become known as COVID-19 were verified in Wuhan, China. At the time, the novel coronavirus was a concern, but seemed to be isolated. Jump forward to March of 2020, and the world went on red alert as the virus was detected … Read More