Is it really the middle of August? The short summer in Wisconsin always flies by. In just a few weeks kids will be heading back to school, the days will be getting shorter, and I will start planning for Halloween. Until then, I am going to soak up the remaining days of summer. What are your plans for the end of summer? In the meantime, check out my favorite links from around the web this week...

• Want to get paid to move to Italy and taste nutella? Click here!
  

• This short story, so poignant, made me weepy. I found this magazine via my writing teacher at last week's retreat. Fellow readers, think about subscribing. Fellow writers, think about submitting!
  

• I'm not the only one posing finger puppets.
  

• Your laugh of the week about a breastfeeding mom who squirted a woman with milk.
  

• The polka dots and the hats in this short video from Zimmerman had me swooning.
  

• How to stop procrastinating and WRITE THAT BOOK!
  

• Antiques of the Week: These came out of a defunct cameo factory. I love these brass pieces.

Photo by Papaver Rhoeas via Unsplash