Repost: My review of Wild by Cheryl Strayed
NOTE: I published this post in September 2012. With Wild the movie about to hit theaters, I thought I would …
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Who knew his first wife was so famous?
My friend Kara turned me on to this obituary that appeared recently in the Minneapolis StarTribune. Occasionally you see obits written …
3 ways to cultivate thankfulness
Be active this Thanksgiving! Don’t simply give thanks, but cultivate it.
Connecting readers with writers
I had the honor of being part of the inaugural Bookmatch event, which was held Nov. 8 at Central …
What I looked like 40 years ago
This is one of the first pictures taken of me. I can’t sit up or hold my head, so that …
What we do on November 9
It’s Sunday, November 9. We put off the dishes, delay doing the laundry. Work that needs to be done for …
Why you shouldn’t wish and hope
I wish that people will want to read my latest writing project. I hope that a query letter and proposal …
4 reasons to attend Bookmatch Nov. 8 in Minneapolis
From the website: “Looking for a new literary love connection? Bookmatch is a fun, fast-paced reading series that unites passionate …
What’s a cemetery to do when it runs out of space?
If you run out of horizontal space, go vertical. That’s what they’re doing in Israeli cemeteries, according to this story …
That time of the year approaches…
What time of the year? Halloween? Thanksgiving? We are well beyond that, right? I’m sure many of you are thinking …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 