45 years ago today: Patty Hearst is arrested
Photo: Federal Bureau of investigation Forty-five years ago today, law enforcement officials arrested Patty Hearst, putting an end to the …
Category Archives: SLA
I’m a podcast guest talking about Camilla Hall and the SLA
My colleague and friend, Amy Mattson Lauters, has started a new podcast called “Tales From the Midwest” because let’s face …
Sometimes you just need to get away
I spent 36 hours over the weekend doing nothing but working on manuscript revisions. Well, I did sleep and take …
If you need general information about the SLA, here you go
The fact that new content about the Symbionese Liberation Army keeps popping up bodes well for my SLA-related project on …
Slow progress is still progress
My mantra when I run is “forward momentum.” As long as I’m moving forward, I’m going to complete a run. …
My favorite book of 2019 so far
I’m happy to say that I’ve read 19 books so far this year — one ahead of schedule. Dare I …
Words out in the world (sort of)
Ah, progress. I reached a milestone this week when I finished a decent draft of the first two parts of …
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 …
45 years ago today: SLA kidnaps Patty Hearst
February 4, 1974: The Symbionese Liberation Army, a group of eight, acts on a plan they’ve had for months: to …
Direct action, then and now
Last Wednesday I participated in a discussion after a screening of the documentary The Gentleman Bank Robber at Bryant-Lake Bowl in …
