

I'm home
I’m Home By Bill Stork, DVM Dave Mulderink had lived in Lake Mills his entire life, and recently retired from teaching Physical...


He's Baaack...
He’s Baaack By Bill Stork, DVM “This must be the worst part of your job”, or “I could never be a vet”, owners will say on the dreaded...


Deere John
Deere John By Bill Stork, DVM Dear John, This is the letter I never thought I’d have to write. They say “Nothing runs like a Deere”. It...
A Meditation on Gonadectomy
A Meditation on Gonadectomy By Bill Stork, DVM An extremely predictable confluence of events recently provided me with time to do some...


Live like you were dying
Live Like You Were Dying By Bill Stork, DVM "He said I was in my early forties With a lot of life before me When a moment came that...


The Farmer and Me
The Farmer and Me (aka Some Train Yard) By Bill Stork, DVM Saturday, October 9, 1986: the Townsend 2-South “Rhinos” gathered en masse. We...


The "Fall Shuffle"
The “Fall Shuffle” By Bill Stork, DVM By way of the Inter-web, any forward-thinking man or woman can look up the crucial contents of an...


The Oxford Comma (and other pertinent affairs of the heart)
The Oxford Comma (and other pertinent affairs of the heart) By Bill Stork, DVM Throughout history journalists like Edgar R. Murrow, and...


You can’t handle the truth (aka John Humphries, aka Lizard Head Cycling)
You can’t handle the truth (aka John Humphries aka Lizard Head Cycling) By Bill Stork, DVM “Just outta curiosity, what the hell qualifies...


Full circle...
You may already know, but the cover photo of "In Herriot's Shadow" is of the Haack farm. Ryan Haack holds a copy of the book, in the...