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Do we need digital graveyard stories?

July 16, 2012

The front page of the July 15 Minneapolis StarTribune offered a story about QR codes on gravestones. QR codes are …

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What do you remember of libraries in the summer?

July 12, 2012

I did an author story time on Tuesday, July 10. I took a nice little trip down to Winnebago to …

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A life, in her own words

July 11, 2012

I so appreciate obituaries written in first person. They are rare gems, at least in my daily newspaper, the Mankato …

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Sherlock Holmes comes to Minnesota

July 3, 2012

Minnesota author Larry Millett brings Sherlock Holmes to Minnesota in his series, published by the University of Minnesota Press. I …

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Books in our house fell apart

July 1, 2012

Books in our house fell apart, bits of thread hanging from spines like raw nerves. Pages from the dictionary, Dad’s …

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Rachael’s book should look like Rachael

June 30, 2012

Rachael’s book should look like Rachael. Thanks, Ann!

Small victories

June 28, 2012

My small victories today: 1. Revising two paragraphs of an essay. 2. Spending about 40% of my time in aero …

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