Sit your tookis in the chair…
On October 24, my good friend Angie Johnson and I presented some writing tips to a group of English and …
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Cookies, music, and books
Not only do I write books, but I bake cookies for book events. These extremely homemade record cookies were for …
A digital friend comes to life
This is me and my friend Stacy, who authors the Down to Earth Digs blog. It’s so great to meet …
Busting myths about the five stages of grief
I need this book. The short review in ObitMag intrigued me. Apparently, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ famous five stages of grief (denial, …
Book publicity tips
Notes from Twin Cities Book Festival 2012 Book publicity panel Panelists: Jerrold Jenkins, owner of a publishing services firm Jocelyn …
Twin Cities Book Festival 2012
Nothing makes me love my state more than seeing it in all its literary glory. The Minnesota Book Awards …
Some questions about gravedigging
On Tuesday I spoke to about 25 students in Dr. Don Ebel’s Sociology of Death class at MSU-Mankato. I gave …
An evening of rural art
On Saturday, Oct. 6, I attended the RACA (Rural American Contemporary Art) magazine launch at Brian and Wilbur Frink’s Poor …
What do you think?
This is what the University of Minnesota Press team has created for my book cover. Look for it in bookstores …
A review of IT TAKES YOU OVER
I spent a delightful few days in the different worlds Nick Healy has crafted in his debut short-story collection, It …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 