A new road sign
I was driving to Duluth the other day and noticed a road sign I had never seen before: When I …
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Don’t call me Shirley
I’ve been thinking lately about the importance of people’s names, and how good we feel when someone calls us by …
Reasons to like “The Chair”
I ended my first week as department chair by watching the new Netflix series, “The Chair.” The series stars Sandra …
The importance of media literacy
My letter advocating for media literacy appeared in the Oct. 4 print edition of the Minneapolis StarTribune. I wrote it …
Let’s remember a couple of things about Ted Bundy
I understand the criticism that’s being leveled at two new Ted Bundy films. But let’s remember two things: 1) These …
A story revealed through census records
Ancestry let me know the other day that I had some documents to review and add to my tree. A …
My latest obsession: “Alice”
Ah, Logo TV. The network feeds my sitcom addiction. A couple of months ago the network started airing reruns of …
Do I Have an Essay Here? Thoughts on Writing Small
By Rachel Hanel After years of writing “big,” how do I make the transition to “small”? For the first time …
Obsessed: Beneath Every Plot, My Mother Remains
Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
? A guest post from Gabriela Frank: Gabriela Frank How many times have I killed my mother?…
Community, Part 2
Originally posted on If You Have Five Seconds to Spare:
Wagon Wheel Stories by Dave Engen and John Cross. In November I wrote a short post…
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 