They exist: Strong female characters in young adult and children’s books

March 9, 2017

Watch this video: The Ugly Truth of Children’s Books In this video, a mother and daughter remove books from a shelf. …

I am a writer because…

March 8, 2017

…of this place: And these books: On Tuesday, I went inside the Waseca-Le Sueur Public Library for the first time …

March 3, 2017

I’ll be teaching various memoir and nonfiction workshops around Minnesota in the next few months. If you write memoir/nonfiction please …

February 1, 2017

The Jan. 20 edition of Shuffle Function was devoted to Johnny Marr. I was the special guest, as co-hosts Tim …

January 16, 2017

I was honored to be invited to be part of Mankato’s #WritersResist event on January 15. The event was billed as …

January 14, 2017

Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears (clockwise from left) For a current project I’m working on, I’m reading more about music. …

January 11, 2017

…you’re welcome.

January 9, 2017

Originally posted on We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down:
This picture was taken at preschool screening. I remember the day well because I was so…

January 3, 2017

I’m so excited to offer again a memoir workshop weekend in Grand Marais this year! I had a fabulous time …

December 29, 2016

I saw this video on Facebook a few days ago. For all of us who need a little boost, who …