Lisa Ploch SwopeStarved Rock: A Fresh Look at My Hometown’s Familiar and Infamous Murder StoryWhen you’re born and raised in a place, you take things for granted. Even the unthinkable. For me, it was a gruesome triple homicide that…5 min read·Aug 8, 2022----
Lisa Ploch SwopeIvy Pochoda: My Current Favorite AuthorIt’s bittersweet, the way some books pull a reader in and beg to be devoured in a day or two. Those books don’t come along every day.4 min read·Oct 2, 2020----
Lisa Ploch SwopeinPandemic DiariesDon’t Ask Me About My Weekend During a PandemicSo. Do you have any big plans for the weekend? You doin’ anything exciting?4 min read·Sep 13, 2020----
Lisa Ploch SwopeinPandemic DiariesReconsidering My Job in Homeless Services During the PandemicWorking with the local homeless population during a pandemic might have been nothing more than an anecdote. I could have quit in March or…4 min read·Sep 4, 2020----
Lisa Ploch SwopeinPandemic DiariesTen Weeks without NBA, and CountingFor a long time, I did not care for sports. I attended high school in 1990s Illinois, and I never understood the pervasive obsession with…4 min read·May 19, 2020----
Lisa Ploch SwopeinPandemic DiariesPorch Books of the PandemicI’m reading the fourth of six Porch Books I acquired on March 25.4 min read·Apr 23, 2020----
Lisa Ploch SwopeinPandemic DiariesMissing the Pajama PartyGoing to work has never felt so isolating. Judging by social media, everyone but me is at home.2 min read·Apr 11, 2020----
Lisa Ploch SwopeCourse Review: EFA’s Book Mapping for Developmental EditorsI balanced on the edge of an office chair and waited impatiently for my manager to take a seat across the conference table from me. Without…4 min read·Jun 1, 2017----
