Words out in the world (sort of)
Ah, progress. I reached a milestone this week when I finished a decent draft of the first two parts of …
Category Archives: Writing
An archeological dig in my home office
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachael Hanel (@rachael_hanel) Cleaning out my home office was like going …
Writing, reading, and Marla Gibbs
I’ve returned to my Camilla Hall manuscript now that the academic year is over. I don’t have anything profound to …
Minnesota, I love you so much and here’s why
It’s no secret that I love Minnesota (see also here and here). But last week Minnesota wooed me anew, like a …
Look back to move forward
I carry a notebook with me almost everywhere. This is just something writers do. I wish I could say my …
Essay collection review: All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine
What do you do when life ceases to make sense? When your 65-year-old mom is diagnosed with a childhood cancer, …
The natural cycles of reading
Seasons and days have their own rhythms. You plant in the spring, harvest in the fall, sleep at night and …
Martin Zellar on community, success, and perseverance
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MJO (@dr.mjo) We’re pretty cool at MNSU, lol! Martin Zellar was …
When you know the answer, what keeps you reading (or watching)?
I love reading narrative nonfiction, and that’s the genre for my current writing project. Because I’m in the revision stage …
REBLOG: If Wishes Were Horses — BREVITY’s Nonfiction Blog
Life is about figuring out your priorities. What you put at #1 is going to push something else down to …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 