What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 20)
I didn’t intend for this to qualify as #tbt, but I guess all of the things making me happy take …
Category Archives: Throwback Thursday
Sorry, trees!
Sometimes a writer just has to make hard copies.
40 years ago: The fall of Saigon
What I learned recently about the fall of Saigon.
Why you shouldn’t wish and hope
I wish that people will want to read my latest writing project. I hope that a query letter and proposal …
Throwback Thursday: February 1988, Minnesota Twins
In honor of going to a Twins game tonight, I thought I’d post a couple of photos from my family’s …
Throwback Thursday: England, 2004
In a few days, God willing, I will be arriving in England safe and sound. I’m in a low-residency Ph.D. …
Throwback Thursday: Barbies, 1981
Barbie controversy rages again. This time, Sports Illustrated is getting flack for putting the American icon on the cover of …
Throwback Thursday: Munich Air Disaster, 1958
On this day in 1958, a plane carrying members of the Manchester United soccer team crashed upon takeoff in Munich. …
Throwback Thursday: January in Minnesota, Part 2
This is a present-day photo, but it relates to my post from last Thursday where I mentioned the machine shed …
Throwback Thursday: January in Minnesota
It’s cold in Minnesota this morning: -15 where I live. With the wind, it feels like -37. Schools are closed …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 