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#WritersResist, Mankato edition

January 16, 2017

I was honored to be invited to be part of Mankato’s #WritersResist event on January 15. The event was billed as …

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Throwback Thursday: Living the Dream

January 9, 2017

Originally posted on If You Have Five Seconds to Spare:
This picture was taken at preschool screening. I remember the day well because I was so…

Memoir class, July 15-16, Grand Marais, Minnesota

January 3, 2017

I’m so excited to offer again a memoir workshop weekend in Grand Marais this year! I had a fabulous time …

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Time for a hodgepodge post

November 29, 2016

You know you’re busy when it’s hard to find the time to bang out 300-400 words for a blog post! …

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Creative Nonfiction workshop Nov. 3- Dec. 15

October 27, 2016

If you’re in the Minneapolis area and have some creative nonfiction that you want to workshop, I’m leading a workshopping …

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Minnesota: A great state for artists

October 4, 2016

Minnesota is a great state in general, but especially great because it supports the arts and artists to a high …

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Don’t even think of publishing unless you’ve done these 4 things

September 18, 2016

Photo Credit: Pascal Schwab via Compfight cc Whenever I give writing workshops or teach a writing class, I always end …

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What will you do with that English degree?

August 26, 2016

School started this week at MSU-Mankato; as always, the first week went by quickly. The week was filled with reconnecting …

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Review of new Patty Hearst book by Jeffrey Toobin

August 1, 2016

American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst was not what I expected. Since …

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Two fall nonfiction Loft classes

July 21, 2016

I’ll be teaching two nonfiction classes at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis this fall. One is focused on narrative …

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