Ten year old Dave Tabler decided he was going to read the ‘R’ volume from the family’s World Book Encyclopedia set over summer vacation. He never made it from beginning to end. He did, however, become interested in Norman Rockwell, rare-earth elements, and Run for the Roses.
Tabler’s father encouraged him to try his hand at taking pictures with the family camera. With visions of Rockwell dancing in his head, Tabler press-ganged his younger brother into wearing a straw hat and sitting next to a stream barefoot with a homemade fishing pole in his hand. The resulting image was terrible.
Dave Tabler went on to earn degrees in art history and photojournalism despite being told he needed a ‘Plan B.'
Fresh out of college, Tabler contributed the photo
Jesse Muehlbauer is an American novelist and essayist. Author of the noir science fiction romantic thriller All the Moonlight on Earth, Jesse’s debut novel has won the acclaim of critics and readers alike. He has lived on both coasts and now resides in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his lovely and brilliant wife, Poe.
