Throwback Thursday: Grandma with camera, c. 1976
On Christmas, my sister and I were talking about Grandma Zimny’s camera. Oddly enough, I had come across this picture …
Category Archives: Writing
Throwback Thursday: Art for Christmas
I loved receiving crafty, drawing-type of things at Christmas. Here’s what Bernadette and I were working on: I spent hours …
New roads traveled: Grand Rapids, MN
On December 14, my book took me to Grand Rapids. I signed books at Village Bookstore in Central Square Mall …
A return to Waseca High
I realize most people relish their high school graduation day because it means they don’t ever have to go back …
They love books in Le Sueur!
I had the privilege of being the guest speaker at the Friends of the Le Sueur Library annual meeting on …
A robust book club discussion
I’ve visited several book clubs that have read my book, many recently in the months of August and September. Have …
Guess who’s writing a memoir? (Aug. 18 edition)
As if little-known memoirists with quiet stories don’t have enough competition with all the celebrity tell-all memoirs, now we have …
Article in American Cemetery magazine
First, I think it’s great there’s a magazine titled American Cemetery. It’s a trade magazine geared toward cemetery managers and …
Is Scott Simon violating some societal taboo?
Perhaps you’ve heard of NPR’s Scott Simon this week—he’s getting a lot of attention for tweeting his thoughts and observations …
Book giveaway!
The fine folks at Midwestern Gothic, a literary journal that celebrates all things Midwestern, are in the middle of a …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 