I need some ideas
I’m in a position I haven’t been in for a loooooong time. I don’t know what to write next. I …
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Shout out to all my teachers
I came across this old post on Facebook and thought I would share it here. Teachers have been so influential …
My two favorite topics: obituaries and radicals
Should people be frozen in time, remembered for their worst moments? Think of your worst moment: is that how you’d …
6 takeaways from the 2022 AWP conference
After a year pause, I attended the AWP conference in Philadelphia at the end of March. This is the big …
A new road sign
I was driving to Duluth the other day and noticed a road sign I had never seen before: When I …
Don’t call me Shirley
I’ve been thinking lately about the importance of people’s names, and how good we feel when someone calls us by …
March newsletter
(This newsletter went out to my subscribers earlier this week. Subscribe to get a freebie and to stay current with …
Can you get rich by self-publishing?
Or course, but not likely. Want to know more about real numbers behind self-publishing? This guy does a great job …
Drumroll…catalog description for my book
Things are moving ahead. Presses everywhere are working on their fall releases (or next spring’s releases, in the case of …
Spotting domestic terrorists before it’s too late
The Biden administration recently promoted a new program designed to identify domestic terrorists. I wonder if a program like this …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 