By Cheryl WormleyLike a frog in a kettle of water is what best describes how I am feeling. I didn’t notice the fire under the kettle, and now the water […]

By Cheryl WormleyStart with the headline and add “but today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.”Those were the first words of the text Denise Graff Ponstein, my friend and fellow-founder […]

’Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free’tis the gift to come down where you ought to beAnd when we find ourselves in the place just […]

By Cheryl WormleyPaul Lockwood’s column in the June 28-July 4 edition of The Woodstock Independent tickled my funny bone and was music to my ears.If you missed “The obituary I’m […]

Since she was in elementary school, Morgen Neuhauser has been a writer. Back then Morgen wrote stories, and her best friend drew the art to illustrate what Morgen wrote. Fast-forward […]

The Independent needed an editor about 5½ years ago. Larry Lough applied. I looked him up online and recognized having seen him at Illinois Press Association events, so I called […]

By Cheryl WormleyIf life moves in the direction of our most dominant thoughts, as motivational professionals advocate, let’s think summer. Because when we think summer, we’ll start living it.With that […]

A piece of land in Woodstock has been taking care of people since 1848. Well, not the land itself, which is bounded by Church, Jefferson, Madison, and Judd streets, but […]

This week I have a lot to share with you. Most weeks I have one topic. This week, there will be five.Before moving to Woodstock, the Wormleys were tent campers, […]