Have you ever heard of people committing crimes? Committing rape? Murder? Of course you have. Have you ever heard of […]
Lovely Little Wildflower
I write poems. Some are good; some are not. But I’ve hung onto this one for a long, long time. […]
Reaching Out to Students
Two EPHS students interviewed me for an article in their school newspaper. Check out the story on pgs. 17-18.
Jonas on the News
A local news reporter reached out to me a month or two after Jonas died. She asked if she could […]
Viva la Vida
Eden Prairie High School now offers the Jonas Wagner “Viva la Vida” Memorial Scholarship.
I Wish You Were Here
Dear Jonas, I wish you were here tonight. Your cousins created a plaque for you, and even provided red paint […]
Anna Banana
Our daughter, Anna, is one heck of a handful. Funny. Imaginative. Quirky. Sensitive. Snuggly. Anxious. Annoying. Loved beyond measure. And […]
Important Message
On Oct. 16, 2021, Eden Prairie High School’s DECA group devoted its Powderpuff football fundraiser to raising money for suicide […]
When Encouraging Words … Aren’t
Tell you what: suicide is one big bucket of suck. A big suck-bucket. People just don’t know what to say. […]