Paula Nicewanger’s Story Archive

Where Were You When You Heard the News?

November 27, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

That question has been asked over and over again this past week as the 50th Anniversary of JFK’s death has been recognized. I realized that you have to be 55 to remember much of anything, I’m one that does remember. Just like our columnist  C..J. Woods in Words from Woods … Read More

Heartland Film Festival: A Short Story about a Short Film

October 24, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

The first Heartland film I’ve seen this year was Shorts 1 — four short films presented in one showing. When I saw Shorts 1 I didn’t realize that my favorite one was the Grand Prize Winner for Shorts,  Amber Amulet. There is a great interview with director/co-writer Matthew Moore on … Read More

Expedition to the North Pole!

October 10, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

In retirement a lot of people like to travel and if their health is good, they might take a bus trip to Branson or a museum trip to Chicago. But where is the last place on earth that you can imagine a couple of octogenarians to go? How about the … Read More

Peanuts in a Coke?

August 29, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

I know this may sound weird to you, but I didn’t realize that a lot of people never heard of this combo. Back in college in the late 60s, I was working in a photoengraving shop part-time and they had a Coke machine in the entry way. You know the … Read More

Ayres Advertising Reunion

June 27, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

L.S. Ayres Department store closed the doors downtown in January of 1992 — over 20 years ago! May Company had purchased the chain and moved all the management, buying, and advertising departments to St. Louis (over 1,200 employees lost their jobs with that merger). I had joined the Ayres Advertising … Read More