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Disappointments in the writing life

December 21, 2017

Photo Credit: MacBeales Flickr via Compfight cc I spent a large chunk of 2017 working on a project I hadn’t …

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Vintage Christmas cards as inspiration

December 15, 2017

I haven’t sent Christmas cards for years. And it makes me a little sad, because I enjoyed the ritual of …

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George Herter’s “Belgian burgers”

December 11, 2017

The George Herter recipe experience begins. His “Belgian burgers” looked easy, so I started with that. And how could I …

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George Herter kept me laughing all night

December 7, 2017

This book nearly jumped out at me at the used bookstore in Mankato the other day. I was browsing shelves …

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Review: Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life

November 28, 2017

Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life by Shelley Tougas My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a delightful book! Right …

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Book festivals? Yay or nay?

October 19, 2017

If you’re a published author, you may have been invited to participate in a book festival. Did you accept the …

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Montefiore Jewish Cemetery, Grand Forks, North Dakota

October 8, 2017

So many gravestone photos. You have to lift up a cover to see the picture on the left. A conference …

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Creating a consistent writing practice

September 14, 2017

What are your tips and tricks for keeping a consistent writing practice? I will admit, there are times when I …

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Help! I can’t remember!

July 27, 2017

Photo Credit: jaci XIII Flickr via Compfight cc I often hear a version of this concern in memoir classes/workshops that …

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Grand Marais Art Colony memoir workshop, 2017

July 20, 2017

For the second year in a row, I taught a memoir workshop at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Grand Marais …

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