<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Skrive Publications]]></title><description><![CDATA[A professional copy editing, proofreading and publishing services firm]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 20:50:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.skrivepublications.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Bats in the Belfry]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s only one thing my wife hates more than mice. You guessed it. BATS! As Lisa would tell you, “A bat is nothing more than a flying mouse!”   To be able to regale you with a mouse story and a bat story in the span of a month is serendipitous! Personally, I don’t mind bats. They serve some purpose in the world of nature. For example, they eat annoying insects. Actually, that’s about it. They also leave bat droppings, spread rabies, scare children and, I’m not making this up, suck blood...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/bats-in-the-belfry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69552d2dfbc9403dda72eff9</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:39:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_d499e38161c5424ebcabeba51a8c29bf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Christmas Mouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife is afraid of mice...irrationally and deathly afraid of mice. I blame her father. So does she. Lisa’s dad was a jokester. As she tells it, one day on the farm her mom discovered a mouse in the house. This is not an unusual occurrence, by the way. Mice love farms for obvious reasons. Plenty of places to hide: lots to nibble on; cats to torment. Knowing his youngest daughter was afraid of these pesky creatures, her dad pretended he had caught it and proceeded to chase her around the yard...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/the-christmas-mouse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694c1e8ee0456745429fc528</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:27:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_80d83f7295fa4ac29fae51b95c837b93~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Surprising Facts About Emotional Abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[True or False? Emotional abuse is defined as verbal insults. False. While that’s the most common definition, emotional abuse can include any of the following: ·      Intentionally embarrassing you ·      Preventing you from seeing or talking with friends and family ·      Telling you what to do and wear ·      Using social media or cell phones to control or intimidate you ·      Blaming you for their unhealthy behaviors ·      Stalking you ·      Threatening to commit suicide to keep you from...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/10-surprising-facts-about-emotional-abuse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ef97b98e1932283058b217</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:14:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_2da7106c8a574ff2a44b735b75cfcedf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Taku Lodge Excursion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The monkey is off my back. It has taken all of 25 years, so let me say it again...the monkey is finally off my back! For some background...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/the-taku-lodge-excursion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684200df9ea23bff7ce1d2dc</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:13:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_57372eceeac3491a859a7290f3d3594f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal Stories - Part Three: Lacy, the Defective Pug]]></title><description><![CDATA[It all started with the movie My Dog Skip. It had been a couple years since the parakeet boondoggle. Then it started up again. Our two...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/animal-stories-part-three-lacy-the-defective-pug</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6740dc8591dbf315cbc0b77b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:39:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_cd9152a7bbb040eca5fe2eeafba939a9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal Stories - Part Two: Michael &#38; Jordan, Two Dumb Birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the debacle with Francis, the demented bunny, our reprieve from pet ownership lasted several years. Then it started up again. “Dad,...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/animal-stories-part-two-michael-jordan-two-dumb-birds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c37c8a9b0213b394afe744</guid><category><![CDATA[Animal Stories]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_d64867d222cd412ea8d8fb8451221468~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal Stories - Part One: Francis, the Demented Bunny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up, my siblings and I were like any other kids. We wanted pets to care for. My older sister, Becky, had a pet rat named Snowball...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/animal-stories-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66bbba2efa61d8e9728c3672</guid><category><![CDATA[Animal Stories]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:09:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_a1c9036fe384450a981a1f9c18a668f8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[California, How Do I Love Thee?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife and I dropped down into the Sacramento airport Thursday, May 2, at 8:00 p.m.  When you fly as much as we do, you get to...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/california-how-do-i-love-thee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663c0d18542088e820924f2f</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 23:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_b63338794c31457ba39a9d3669e0142f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents, Do You Know Where Your Children Are?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ask a random parent this question today and you’ll probably hear: “Of course! They’re up in their bedrooms playing video games!” “Well,...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/parents-do-you-know-where-your-children-are</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66284ca91252bed38f389858</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:25:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_7668845f4c394896a1e74ff5e8e66881~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Famous Madson Taco Dip]]></title><description><![CDATA[You’re going to a graduation party in Wisconsin. In which place will it be held? A.  The school cafeteria B.   The church fellowship hall...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/the-world-famous-madson-taco-dip</link><guid isPermaLink="false">661af6eaafe43e7d8699815f</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 20:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_5bc2403371e6479fa6e4f238e1866949~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucky Lloyd's Corn Chowder]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father-in-law had a couple nicknames. Around his hometown of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, some people referred to him as the Golfing...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/lucky-lloyd-s-corn-chowder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660184ded31ccf0078d4a562</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:50:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_f99f2486f2b341dcab701c1f8316f35a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's Nothing Like Old Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife and I lost a dear friend last week. Her name is Pam Otterstatter. We were on a trip having dinner with some friends when her...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/there-s-nothing-like-old-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ef4fe801d97702305a0d7d</guid><category><![CDATA[Spiritual]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_6c3fbef5ebf54ea18ad636764eaa19c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_715,h_678,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clutter on the Counter]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hate clutter. Always have. It’s not that I’m obsessive compulsive. I merely subscribe to the philosophy of ‘a place for everything and...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/clutter-on-the-counter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d52b5f14c54da72706d185</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:12:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_da8ffbfdc64c42a6b71bf8ce7aab4af0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Family of Scholars]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to carry a 4.0 G.P.A. For one semester, that is. For most of my high school and college years, I was one of those kids who could...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/a-family-of-scholars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65cbf3dc8fcf837fb2789c03</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:10:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_58179ca4934149bd8c84203c9d1d5b22~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fair Weather Fan]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m a fair-weather fan. I admit it. My family knows it; all my friends know it. Once in a while, my buddies will give me grief. “Maddy,...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/fair-weather-fan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65aa92f6983e7ab2ed0fe6e4</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:27:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_e8aa237053d04b29a55178a5006ebb68~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Got a Guy]]></title><description><![CDATA[You need a mobile car detailer? I got a guy. You need a case of wine shipped from Napa? I got a guy. You want a couple tubs of the...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/i-got-a-guy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a554e3c397acb479d8fda6</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 22:00:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_9995df946f134cd0bc1b78fc7e348e11~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chaos in the Front Pew]]></title><description><![CDATA[I grew up a P.K. On the off chance you didn’t know, P.K. is short for Preacher’s Kid. Along with that dubious moniker came some lofty...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/chaos-in-the-front-pew</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659604c814482a68a3d9c0d2</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:06:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_7a8cf4736c914d1b87727d0c31c607b2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Fly to Wisconsin!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Had a pretty good travel day on Tuesday! Just kidding. Let’s start with this: I went to my local dentist a month ago in order to have two...]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/let-s-fly-to-wisconsin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65871400c7c53ad94d5a6335</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 17:23:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_f8b5a4a2a0834f7eb2b98dbf2a8df2df~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a Koshkonong?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My family moved from Minnesota to Wisconsin in the summer of 1971. I, for one, was not a happy camper. 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When you marry into a Greek family, you become part of that Greek family....]]></description><link>https://www.skrivepublications.com/post/it-all-goes-back-to-the-greeks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6564fc23b65208699041b17a</guid><category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 22:48:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5d67f8_2b8fe4aeb1174a86a0333e06a12f4e37~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dan Madson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>