An ethical dilemma in the Boston bombings aftermath
A story about the funeral home that accepted Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body appeared on the front page of the New York Times‘ …
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Top views from St. Mary’s Cemetery, Winona, Minn.
On April 29, I had the perfect excuse to visit the lovely Mississippi River town of Winona, Minn. I came …
In Defense of the Ordinary
Originally posted on The Brevity Blog:
A guest post from the essayist Joe Bonomo: I write in defense of the ordinary life. Two common…
A great example of a cemetery story
My favorite thing about going into a cemetery is walking among the gravestones and deducing the stories of people buried …
“The Next Big Thing”–Sarah Stonich
I’m so pleased to host on my blog the questions author Sarah Stonich has answered as part of The Next …
“The Next Big Thing”–a report
Thanks to Barrie Jean Borich for tagging me in The Next Big Thing, a web series of author self-interviews on …
Images and tweets from the Minnesota Book Awards
I had the pleasure of attending the Minnesota Book Awards on Saturday night at the Minneapolis Hilton. I went to …
Guest Post: Rachael Hanel. We’ll Be The Last Ones To Let You Down.
Originally posted on The Nice Thing About Strangers:
Photo credit: Steve Pottenger Thanks so much to Paige for allowing me to guest post on…
“Macabre and lyrical”
The “macabre and lyrical” description used by Eric G. Wilson in the April 7 StarTribune review of WE’LL BE THE …
Scenes from the St. Peter Book Festival
The fine folks in St. Peter put on a fantastic book festival today! St. Peter is a community of about …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 