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Category Archives: Throwback Thursday

What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 20)

August 20, 2015

I didn’t intend for this to qualify as #tbt, but I guess all of the things making me happy take …

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Sorry, trees!

June 23, 2015

Sometimes a writer just has to make hard copies.

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40 years ago: The fall of Saigon

April 30, 2015

What I learned recently about the fall of Saigon.

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Why you shouldn’t wish and hope

November 6, 2014

I wish that people will want to read my latest writing project. I hope that a query letter and proposal …

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Throwback Thursday: February 1988, Minnesota Twins

June 5, 2014

In honor of going to a Twins game tonight, I thought I’d post a couple of photos from my family’s …

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Throwback Thursday: England, 2004

February 20, 2014

In a few days, God willing, I will be arriving in England safe and sound. I’m in a low-residency Ph.D. …

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Throwback Thursday: Barbies, 1981

February 13, 2014

Barbie controversy rages again. This time, Sports Illustrated is getting flack for putting the American icon on the cover of …

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Throwback Thursday: Munich Air Disaster, 1958

February 6, 2014

On this day in 1958, a plane carrying members of the Manchester United soccer team crashed upon takeoff in Munich. …

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Throwback Thursday: January in Minnesota, Part 2

January 30, 2014

This is a present-day photo, but it relates to my post from last Thursday where I mentioned the machine shed …

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Throwback Thursday: January in Minnesota

January 23, 2014

It’s cold in Minnesota this morning: -15 where I live. With the wind, it feels like -37. Schools are closed …

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