JWKropf
@jwkropf.bsky.social
Lawyer, author, lover of the fall and the Great Lakes. Most recent books: A Midwestern Heart: Poems, and Color Capital of the World. No coherent logic to posting — usually nonsense and wordplay. Always curious. Johnkropf.com.
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JWKropf
@jwkropf.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Sharing my first collection of poems, A Midwestern Heart by Bottom Dog Press.
A Midwestern Heart www.amazon.com/dp/194750444...
A Midwestern Heart www.amazon.com/dp/194750444...
My Thanksgiving poem
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November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My Thanksgiving poem
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compulsivelyaimless.blogspot.com/2024/11/than...
Inspired by Ken Burns series to visit Monticello yesterday
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Inspired by Ken Burns series to visit Monticello yesterday
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"There has been some talk recently that we aren’t and shouldn’t be a creedal nation.... I reject this position as passionately as I can."
Gordon Wood responds to JD Vance without mentioning him by name
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Gordon Wood responds to JD Vance without mentioning him by name
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Opinion | Why America Is a ‘Creedal Nation’
The distinguished historian says the U.S. isn’t like other nations and never has been. There is no American ethnicity to back up the state.
www.wsj.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"There has been some talk recently that we aren’t and shouldn’t be a creedal nation.... I reject this position as passionately as I can."
Gordon Wood responds to JD Vance without mentioning him by name
gift link
Gordon Wood responds to JD Vance without mentioning him by name
gift link
Everyday Art Magazine, American Crayon Company, 1939. www.johnkropf.com/color-capital
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Everyday Art Magazine, American Crayon Company, 1939. www.johnkropf.com/color-capital
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Morning.
Raven, Charles Tunnicliffe.
Raven, Charles Tunnicliffe.
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Morning.
Raven, Charles Tunnicliffe.
Raven, Charles Tunnicliffe.
It seems that sometime in the 70s, I owned this killer van with a cool custom paint job.
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It seems that sometime in the 70s, I owned this killer van with a cool custom paint job.
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A few words about childhood and loneliness and the fragile, glimmering world. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | The Lovely Loneliness of Sunday Afternoons in Autumn
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A few words about childhood and loneliness and the fragile, glimmering world. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
@lakesuperior.bsky.social writing about you greatlakesreview.org/the-wreck-of...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Perch Sandwiches, Baby Steps, and Other Memories of Growing Up on the Great Lakes
In western Lake Erie, on the south shore of Kelleys Island, a limestone rock covered with petroglyphs holds a few clues as to the first humans to enter the area.1 Native American tribes had travele…
greatlakesreview.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
@lakesuperior.bsky.social writing about you greatlakesreview.org/the-wreck-of...
The gales of November fight on time www.weatherbug.com/news/Early-S...
Early Season Snow, Cold Spell for Great Lakes, East | WeatherBug
Snow will occur in the Great Lakes and even for Upstate New York heading into the work week.
www.weatherbug.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The gales of November fight on time www.weatherbug.com/news/Early-S...
Exploring the covers of The Beatles Come Together www.nprillinois.org/2025-05-02/e...
Exploring the countless covers of 'Come Together' by the Beatles
The 1969 Beatles classic "Come Together" has been covered by many artists over the years, for better or worse.
www.nprillinois.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Exploring the covers of The Beatles Come Together www.nprillinois.org/2025-05-02/e...
I know it’s not Daniel Webster, but I could use some help in understanding a quote from Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) from last night: “What we have here is an intergalactic freak show.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I know it’s not Daniel Webster, but I could use some help in understanding a quote from Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) from last night: “What we have here is an intergalactic freak show.”
Great weekend at the Buckeye Book Festival!
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Great weekend at the Buckeye Book Festival!
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Heading to the Byckeye Book Fair tomorrow? Be sure to say hi to all the UA Press authors attending! You'll find Dr. Jon Miller, Dr. Steven D. Hambley, and John W. Kropf with their latest works at the book fair from 9:30am to 4pm.
#bookfair #authors #Ohio #buckeyes #newbooks #localhistory #festival
#bookfair #authors #Ohio #buckeyes #newbooks #localhistory #festival
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
@lakesuperior.bsky.social Mya latest about the family greatlakesreview.org/the-wreck-of...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Perch Sandwiches, Baby Steps, and Other Memories of Growing Up on the Great Lakes
In western Lake Erie, on the south shore of Kelleys Island, a limestone rock covered with petroglyphs holds a few clues as to the first humans to enter the area.1 Native American tribes had travele…
greatlakesreview.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@lakesuperior.bsky.social Mya latest about the family greatlakesreview.org/the-wreck-of...
@lakeerienorth.bsky.social my latest about you in the great Lakes Review greatlakesreview.org/the-wreck-of...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Perch Sandwiches, Baby Steps, and Other Memories of Growing Up on the Great Lakes
In western Lake Erie, on the south shore of Kelleys Island, a limestone rock covered with petroglyphs holds a few clues as to the first humans to enter the area.1 Native American tribes had travele…
greatlakesreview.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@lakeerienorth.bsky.social my latest about you in the great Lakes Review greatlakesreview.org/the-wreck-of...
Sharing my essay from thr latest edition of the Great Lakes Review greatlakesreview.org/the-wreck-of...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Perch Sandwiches, Baby Steps, and Other Memories of Growing Up on the Great Lakes
In western Lake Erie, on the south shore of Kelleys Island, a limestone rock covered with petroglyphs holds a few clues as to the first humans to enter the area.1 Native American tribes had travele…
greatlakesreview.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Sharing my essay from thr latest edition of the Great Lakes Review greatlakesreview.org/the-wreck-of...
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"How many appalling incidents are occurring during today’s tsunami of sometimes lawless 'law enforcement'?" George F. Will writes.
https://wapo.st/49jxVho
https://wapo.st/49jxVho
Opinion | When ICE came for a U.S. citizen and Army veteran
George Retes is suing the federal government for unconstitutional detention.
wapo.st
October 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"How many appalling incidents are occurring during today’s tsunami of sometimes lawless 'law enforcement'?" George F. Will writes.
https://wapo.st/49jxVho
https://wapo.st/49jxVho
