A fresh start

I’ve never lived outside the Midwest. Until recently, I’ve never really had a desire to.
But that all changed a few weeks ago. I took my first trip to Texas — Plano, specifically. I was there to see my friend Jet. It was going to be a weekend of relaxing and a change in the normal [...]

QC nightlife

I love taking walks at 4 a.m. Seeing the world when most people are sleeping is a lot of fun. There’s also something vaguely dangerous about it, which might be why I really love it so much. I love seeing who is out and about at that time and being among them.
But since I’ve been [...]

Movin’ on up?

My apartment is tiny. There’s no way around that fact. It’s enough for me and Antigone. And it’s easy as pie to clean. It takes me two hours to clean it from top to bottom. That’s pretty good.
But  it’s definitely small. And lately, it’s been feeling small. I don’t need much, but it feels like [...]

The first post

Howdy folks. I’m Bill and this is The Quad City Reporter. I am indeed a reporter and I do in fact live in the Quad Cities. I hope you enjoy this blog.
A bit about me, to start. I was born in Chicago – the city, not the suburbs. I went to Knox College in Galesburg, [...]