Minnesota: The best state for book awards
First I need to mention: 960 people at the Minnesota Book Awards! Can your state beat that? I was honored …
Category Archives: Writing
Happy 70th birthday to Digger O’Dell! (aka Dad)
Dad would have been 70 years old today. It always seemed appropriate that Dad had an April Fool’s birthday. In …
The Minnesota ag school tour
Today I’m in Morris for the Prairie Gate Literary Festival. I’ve never been to this part of the state before–I …
The 2014 Minnesota Book Awards preview
Many people don’t realize this, but few states have anything like what we have in the Minnesota Book Awards. For …
Throwback Thursday: Barbies, 1981
Barbie controversy rages again. This time, Sports Illustrated is getting flack for putting the American icon on the cover of …
Mr. Locksley’s obituary
I’ve not ever been one to pass over a finely written obituary. One of the reasons I like the Sunday …
I’m offering a writing class for young adults
I’m thrilled to say that I will be a teaching artist at The Loft in Minneapolis for the first time …
Little adults: The end of an era?
A woman at the Carlyle book club last week posed a good question. In my book, I write about a …
Throwback Thursday: Living the Dream
Another semester begins on Monday. This got me thinking about how often I’ve approached the start of a new school …
Wanted: A young adult audience for my book
In the past couple of months, I’ve given high school presentations in St. Clair, Waseca, and New Richland. When my …
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