What’s making me happy this week (Sept. 3)
Three of my favorite things this week: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachael Hanel (@rachael_hanel) The …
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Review of Oliver Sacks’ “Hallucinations”
In November 2012 I wrote a review of “Hallucinations” for the Minneapolis StarTribune. RIP, Oliver Sacks. Your words will live …
Cemetery: Pont-en-Royans
My sister went to France (lucky!) and sent me a couple of cemetery photos. I’m so glad people see cemeteries …
What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 28)
Morrissey, List of the Lost. Our favorite guy continues to make his leap into the literary world. His first novel (coming on …
What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 20)
I didn’t intend for this to qualify as #tbt, but I guess all of the things making me happy take …
What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 14)
Music, news, and writing. Cheap Trick, Vetter Stone Amphitheater, Mankato. These rockers were in top form. I went through a …
What longing for a loved one looks like in a poem
I’m writing a chapter for my WIP on sibling loss, and I’ve read several enlightening studies. But I thought I’d …
Movie review: Patty Hearst (1988)
In the past couple of weeks I’ve immersed myself in the details from Feb. 4-May 17, 1974, from when the …
What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 7)
This week: school, writing the “other,” writing in general.
The one writing tip that is getting me through the days
I like to write at home, as long as it’s fairly quiet. I actually do my most focused writing outside …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 