From loss, beauty
On Tuesday, I visited Michelle Kaisersatt’s studio in St. Peter, Minnesota. Michelle has done beautiful pottery work for years—vases, chalices, …
Category Archives: Writing
Guest post: A Memorial Day poem
Today’s guest post is in honor of Memorial Day, probably the most popular day of the year to visit cemeteries. …
Family plots
I’m excited to post the first installment in what I hope will be a regular series on my blog. I …
“Six Feet Under” resonates
I wrote a short essay for the University of Minnesota Press blog on “Six Feet Under” and our culture of …
“The Next Big Thing”–Sarah Stonich
I’m so pleased to host on my blog the questions author Sarah Stonich has answered as part of The Next …
“The Next Big Thing”–a report
Thanks to Barrie Jean Borich for tagging me in The Next Big Thing, a web series of author self-interviews on …
Images and tweets from the Minnesota Book Awards
I had the pleasure of attending the Minnesota Book Awards on Saturday night at the Minneapolis Hilton. I went to …
“Macabre and lyrical”
The “macabre and lyrical” description used by Eric G. Wilson in the April 7 StarTribune review of WE’LL BE THE …
Scenes from the St. Peter Book Festival
The fine folks in St. Peter put on a fantastic book festival today! St. Peter is a community of about …
Be a writer! Be a writer!
I was so pleased to have the opportunity to talk to area 10th-graders at Mankato’s Career Expo. Three of us …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 