Minnesota, I love you so much and here’s why
It’s no secret that I love Minnesota (see also here and here). But last week Minnesota wooed me anew, like a …
Author Archives: rachaelhanel
Look back to move forward
I carry a notebook with me almost everywhere. This is just something writers do. I wish I could say my …
On Visuals in Creative Nonfiction
Originally posted on The Brevity Blog:
Rachael Hanel By Rachael Hanel One question I often ponder as I read creative nonfiction: Why…
Essay collection review: All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine
What do you do when life ceases to make sense? When your 65-year-old mom is diagnosed with a childhood cancer, …
The natural cycles of reading
Seasons and days have their own rhythms. You plant in the spring, harvest in the fall, sleep at night and …
Martin Zellar on community, success, and perseverance
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MJO (@dr.mjo) We’re pretty cool at MNSU, lol! Martin Zellar was …
The value of a creative arts degree
Photo Credit: Thomas Hawk Flickr via Compfight cc I talked to a young woman the other day at MNSU who …
When you know the answer, what keeps you reading (or watching)?
I love reading narrative nonfiction, and that’s the genre for my current writing project. Because I’m in the revision stage …
REBLOG: If Wishes Were Horses — BREVITY’s Nonfiction Blog
Life is about figuring out your priorities. What you put at #1 is going to push something else down to …
Let’s remember a couple of things about Ted Bundy
I understand the criticism that’s being leveled at two new Ted Bundy films. But let’s remember two things: 1) These …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 