A detailed burial account

March 30, 2013

I grew up Catholic, a religion that places a heavy and somber emphasis on Lent. In my book I write …

“…drawn to the stories she gathered in graveyards”

March 29, 2013

Tanner Kent did a great job writing a story about my book that appeared in today’s edition of the Mankato …

March 25, 2013

What’s the longest time you’ve stood in line at a wake? Wakes in Waseca are legendary—anyone who had lived in …

March 24, 2013

Originally posted on Draft No. 4:
It takes a village to raise a child, and my village was the graveyard. —from Rachael…

March 22, 2013

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” …

March 21, 2013

I guess this is it! Launch week for We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down. I’m starting to hear …

March 19, 2013

Originally posted on shelley tougas:
A new memoir by Rachael Hanel Here’s part two of the Q & A with Rachael…

March 18, 2013

Originally posted on shelley tougas:
Today I’m posting a Q & A with Rachael Hanel, author of We’ll Be the Last…

March 17, 2013

I’ve been called a “mutt,” with ancestors coming from many different European regions. I don’t think that’s too uncommon here …

March 16, 2013

Originally posted on Ex Libris:
In today’s Faculty News, we extend our congratulations to Prof. Barrie Jean Borich. Borich joined DePaul’s…