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sampling of trauma-free memoirs on my bookshelf. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2003743267_ad8c839c2a.jpg2003743267_ad8c839c2aPhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/73835037@N00/2003743267/">Just Us 3</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>2015-10-20T17:42:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/10/15/fallujah-mortuary-log-book-to-be-on-display-in-marine-museum/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/marines_9581441912510.jpgmarines_9581441912510The mortuary log book from Fallujah in 2004. Photo by Nikki Kahn for the Washington Post.2015-10-15T14:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/10/08/i-dont-envision-myself-as-someone-whos-going-to-write-about-rainbows-and-butterflies/2015-10-08T18:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/10/04/what-stops-would-you-put-on-the-minnesota-literary-tour/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/plumcreek.jpgPlumCreekhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mainstreetnovel.jpgMainStreetNovelIs that Mankato's Broad Street on the cover?https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/greatgatsby.jpggreatgatsbyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lhertzel_1327510094_stplibrary.jpglhertzel_1327510094_stplibraryJames J. Hill library in St. Paul. Photo by Renee Jones Schneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune.2015-10-05T12:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/10/01/my-favorite-banned-books/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/banned-books.jpgBanned books2015-10-01T15:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/09/28/book-review-the-grammar-of-god/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/grammar.jpggrammar2015-09-28T14:16:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/09/24/what-the-creation-of-78000-words-looks-like/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mss-sept-2015.jpgMSS Sept 20152015-12-31T02:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/09/21/come-to-the-reading-and-writing-festival-in-grand-marais/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2658-copy.jpgIMG_2658 copyWhat you might see in Grand Marais. Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/writers-festival-poster_digital.jpgWriters Festival poster_digital2015-09-21T13:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/09/16/writing-prompt-your-parents-at-work-repost/2015-09-16T20:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/09/11/what-one-author-best-reflects-minnesota/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/betsytacy.jpgbetsytacyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/lovelace.jpglovelaceMaud Hart Lovelace2015-09-11T14:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/09/08/what-i-do-with-my-summers-off/2015-09-10T00:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/09/04/the-influence-of-place-on-writing/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2564.jpgIMG_2564I love this place. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2557.jpgIMG_2557The Mississippi River, near the headwaters at Bemidji. Beautiful. Photo by author.2015-09-04T14:26:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/09/03/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-sept-3/2015-09-03T18:09:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/08/30/review-of-oliver-sacks-hallucinations/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1sacks1104.jpg1sacks11042015-08-30T18:11:31+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/08/29/cemetery-pont-en-royans/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/france.jpgFrancehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/france2.jpgFrance22015-09-11T17:33:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/08/28/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-aug-28/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/list-of-the-lost.jpglist of the lostIs this "Chariots of Fire"?2015-08-28T16:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/08/20/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-aug-20/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/movein.jpgMoveInThe view down Ellis Avenue at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Most of the dormitories are located on this street. Students and parents are lucky that it's a beautiful day! It's been rainy and cool the past couple of days.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/larry-king.jpgLarry Kinghttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/images-cgi.jpegimages.cgi2015-08-20T16:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/08/14/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-aug-14/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cheaptrick2.jpgcheaptrick2Robin Zander sounded great.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cheap-trick-1.jpgcheap trick 1Cheap Trick, Mankato, Minn., Aug. 7, 2015.2015-08-14T13:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/08/12/what-longing-for-a-loved-one-looks-like-in-a-poem/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ba.jpgBA2015-08-12T12:08:42+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/08/10/movie-review-patty-hearst-1988/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ph21.jpgPH2Dana Delaney (left), Ving Rhames (third from left), Frances Fisher (second from right). Kitty Swink (third from right) portrays Camilla Hall.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ph31.jpgPH3The movie version of the famous picture of Patty.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hearst1.jpgHearst1The movie was released in 1988 and starred Natasha Richardson as Patty Hearst.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ph2.jpgPH2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ph3.jpgPH3Dana Delaney (left), Ving Rhames (middle), Frances Fisher.2015-08-10T20:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/08/07/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-aug-7/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/school1.jpgschool1Look at all those pretty notebooks!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/school2.jpgSchool2A Target display on a recent weeknight. Not too much action yet!2015-08-07T13:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/08/03/the-one-writing-tip-that-is-getting-me-through-the-days/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nina.jpgNinaI like keeping my eye on this girl during the day!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/timer.jpgtimer2015-08-03T21:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/30/4-tips-for-writing-sadness/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rachael_marathon_rr.jpgRachael_marathon_RRA silly picture Rick Robbins took of me during the 2010 Mankato Marathon! Somehow I managed a smile even though this was around Mile 20. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/angel-tears.jpgAngel tearsFrom http://inspiringbetterlife.blogspot.com/2012/07/engaging-our-eternally-personal-grief.html. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/turtlemocha_hot.jpgturtlemocha_hotYummmmmm! Treat yourself.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/goldengirls_l.jpggoldengirls_lMy Golden Girls. Hands-down the best, funniest TV show of all time.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/happysad.jpgHappysad2015-08-07T14:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/29/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-july-29/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/books.jpgbooks2015-07-29T15:37:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/24/click-here-for-1-million/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/11026508314_e34bc0077b_z.jpg11026508314_e34bc0077b_zNorwood cemetery. Image taken from page 29 of 'Norwood Cemetery. A descriptive sketch' Author: GRINSTED, T. P. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/11293736634_0ebfc70f01_z.jpg11293736634_0ebfc70f01_zIndian graves. Image taken from page 584 of 'Our Own Country. Canada, scenic and descriptive ... Illustrated, etc' Author: WITHROW, William Henry. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/11223573605_d96b802215_z.jpg11223573605_d96b802215_zLucy Lester’s grave. Image taken from page 246 of 'Stories from “Black and White.” By W. E. Norris, W. Clark Russell, Thomas Hardy [and others] ... With ... illustrations' 2015-07-24T17:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/23/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-july-23-chicago-edition/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rnr-half2.jpgRNR half2Runners on the last stretch toward downtown. Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rnr-half-1.jpgRNR half 1This football fan always likes seeing Soldier Field! Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chicago6.jpgChicago6A storm rolling through on Saturday afternoon. Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chicago2.jpgChicago2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chicago1.jpgChicago1https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chicago-3.jpgChicago 3Chicago skyline at dusk. Photo by author.2015-07-23T15:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/18/a-cemetery-with-a-view/2015-07-18T22:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/18/1972/2015-07-18T22:40:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/14/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-july-14/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tour.jpgtourI need an extension cord to work on my computer in front of the TV during the Tour :)https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/moz-fitz-1.jpgMoz Fitz 1https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/moz-fitz-2.jpgMoz Fitz 2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lee-1.jpgLee 1LaRae at Barnes & Noble gave me a book mark to thank me for reading.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lee-2.jpgLee 2Me reading at the Mankato Barnes & Noble on July 13.2015-07-14T15:34:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/13/we-know-the-ending-so-why-do-we-read/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/into-the-wild.jpgInto the Wildhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/perfect-storm.jpgperfect stormhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/spoileralert2whitetext-preview.pngSpoilerAlert2WhiteText-preview2015-07-13T12:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/10/confederate-flag-debate-hits-cemeteries/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150709_confederate_flag_cemetery_gty_1160_956x519.jpgUS-SHOOTING-CHARLESTON-CONFEDERATE-FLAGJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images. From Politico.comhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/thor.jpgThorhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fourdirections.jpgfourdirectionshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/atheist.jpgatheist2015-07-13T12:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/06/25-years-is-a-long-time-that-goes-by-in-the-blink-of-an-eye/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dad-1.jpgDad 12015-07-13T12:40:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/07/06/relaxation-thats-what-is-making-me-happy-this-week/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/book-review.jpgBook reviewOne of my favorite things to read when I sit on the couch.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/july-4_1.jpgJuly 4_1The view from the Becky porch. A computer, a mug of tea, and rhubarb dessert.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/july4_2.jpgJuly4_2Joe and Ann of The Frye, at the NaKato in North Mankato the evening of July 4. Outdoor music: What we miss during the depths of winter.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/july-4_3.jpgJuly 4_3Taking a short break in Janesville before heading back to Madison Lake on Sunday. A much warmer, much more humid day than on Saturday. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/july-4-2015.jpgJuly 4 2015On the Sakatah Trail, about eight miles in. We're still smiling! The morning of the Fourth was almost a perfect day to run in Minnesota.2015-07-06T14:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/06/29/whats-making-me-happy-june-29/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/campbell.jpgCampbellhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/longworth.jpgLongworthHost Karina Longworth.2015-06-29T17:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/06/26/mankatos-deep-valley-book-festival/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bts_deepvalleybookfestivalpresslores-copy.jpgBTS_DeepValleyBookFestivalPRESSloRES copyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/life-we-bury-thumb.jpglife-we-bury-thumbhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mccabe.pngMcCabe2015-06-26T12:56:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/06/23/sorry-trees/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/paper.jpgpaper2015-06-23T21:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/06/16/instastories-the-queen-mary/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/postcard-london.jpgPostcard London2015-06-16T15:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/06/12/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-june-12/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/postcard1.jpgPostcard1The Clark Inn Motel, 1800 E. Fremont Ave., Las Vegas. The postcard tats the carpeting, steam heating and air cooling.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/postcard-2.jpgPostcard 2A postcard of a truck stop! It's the Deck Plaza at I-80 and Highway 82 in Geneseo, Illinois. The back says it has "complete modern interstate facilities."https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bemidji-2015-2.jpgBemidji 2015 2Sunset over Lake Bemidji. Photo by author.2015-06-12T19:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/06/09/rip-vincent-bugliosi/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bugliosi.jpgbugliosiThe Manson trial was a complete media storm. Photo from the Associated Press.2015-06-09T17:55:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/06/08/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-june-8/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/target-field.jpgTarget FieldA fish-eye view of Target Field on Saturday, June 6. Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/minnesotatwins2.jpgMinnesotaTwins2I love the Twins' retro logo with Minnie and Paul.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tonys-2015-2015-457-tmagarticle.jpgtonys-2015-2015-457-tmagArticleYay, Alison! Photo from the New York Times.2015-06-08T20:31:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/06/04/six-months-ago-i-thought-this-plant-was-dead/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/macro-water.jpgMacro waterPhoto by author. iPhone with Olloclip attachment.2015-06-04T14:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/06/02/i-wanted-to-hate-this-book-from-1979-but-i-just-couldnt-heres-why/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fashion-1979.jpgfashion 1979What the lady writer might have worn in 1979 if she left the house to conduct an interview.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/housewife.jpgHousewifeI bought this book at a library book sale a few years ago. The title struck me as so quaint!2015-06-04T13:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/30/do-you-want-to-know-what-constitutes-effective-creative-nonfiction-heres-a-great-list/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/390197559_0c7c95dbdf.jpg390197559_0c7c95dbdfPhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/71812313@N00/390197559/">kevinthoule</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2015-05-30T12:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/29/3-things-making-me-happy-this-week-may-29/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-29-at-12-06-02-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-29 at 12.06.02 PMhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-29-at-12-07-40-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-29 at 12.07.40 PMhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-29-at-12-08-13-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-29 at 12.08.13 PMhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-29-at-12-08-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-29 at 12.08.55 PMhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/terrygross.jpgterrygrossTerry Gross said she used to decline photo shoots because she wanted radio listeners to decide for themselves what she looked like. But in the Internet age, it's pretty impossible to keep that air of mystery. Photo courtesy of WHYY, by Miles Kennedy.2015-05-29T18:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/26/st-marys-cemetery-waseca-minnesota/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stmarys1.jpgstmarys1https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stmarys2.jpgstmarys2St. Mary's is a Catholic cemetery, so you'll see a lot of crucifixes.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stmarys3.jpgstmarys3My grandpa and grandma are buried in the very southwest corner. Grandpa farmed all his life, so it's fitting that he's right next to the field. (Grandpa, being Polish, is an exception to the mostly Irish buried here. But Grandma was Irish!).https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stmarys4.jpgstmarys4https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stmarys5.jpgstmarys5Most of the people buried here are of Irish descent. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stmarys6.jpgstmarys6The oaks at St. Mary's are stunning.2015-05-27T00:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/22/3-things-making-me-happy-this-week-may-22-the-morrissey-edition/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/shuffle1.jpgShuffle1Isn't this t-shirt the best? I love the "Nobody plays fewer hits" line :)https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/shuffle2.jpgShuffle2A sampling of CDs I brought with me to KMSU.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/shuffle3.jpgShuffle3Yours truly at KMSU Thursday morning.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/shuffle4.jpgShuffle4Thursday's playlist as recorded in Tim's notebook.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/moz-bday.jpgmoz-bdayThis kills me. Nice work, Projectdrela! Found on the San Antonio Current website. 2015-05-25T12:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/20/5-things-i-learned-about-writing-from-alison-bechdels-fun-home/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/alison-good-thunder-copy.jpgalison Good Thunder copyMe being all fan girl! I was so honored, I mean incredibly honored, that Bechdel blurbed my memoir. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/venn_pic.jpgvenn_picFun Home is probably the most tightly woven book I've read. The story circles of each chapter fit so well with story circles from other chapters.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fun-home.jpgFun Homehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fun-home-notes-1.jpegFun Home notes 1I basically summarized every page of the book.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fun-home-notes-2.jpegFun Home notes 2I typed up my handwritten notes into handy tables for each chapter.2015-05-20T22:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/15/3-things-making-me-happy-this-week-may-15/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/frida-kahlo.jpgfrida-kahlohttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/minnesota_ref_2001.jpgminnesota_ref_20012015-05-17T19:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/14/the-10-stages-of-an-essay/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/14775035089_57914e37c2.jpg14775035089_57914e37c2Fixin' it. Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88916285@N00/14775035089/">Darren W</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hurdles.jpghurdlesIf I'm going to get stopped anywhere, it's going to be Stage 4.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/freedom.jpgfreedom"Freedom," by Zenos Frudakis, found in Philadelphia. This sculpture mimics what I see as the stages of an essay.2015-05-29T19:45:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/12/another-musical-debate/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/freddie_mercury_on_stage-533x362.jpgfreddie_mercury_on_stage-533x362Freddie Mercury. I came late to Queen's music. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/elvis68comeback-9.jpgelvis68comeback-9Probably the best performer ever.2015-05-14T15:41:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/10/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-may-10/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/space.jpgSpace2015-05-11T10:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/07/music-vs-lyrics-the-great-debate/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/morrissey.pngMorrisseyAs you listen to Morrissey's lyrics, it's clear he's influenced by poets such as Keats and Yeats. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/as-the-world-turns.jpgAs the World TurnsBetsy and Steve Andropoulos! (That's Meg Ryan). What young kid should not be watching "As the World Turns"? Everything I learned about story I learned from soap operas.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/destroyer.jpgDestroyerBecause what six-year-old should not be listening to KISS? Ha ha!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-07-at-7-48-10-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-07 at 7.48.10 AM2015-05-11T11:37:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/06/move-over-urns-4-kind-of-cool-things-you-can-do-with-ashes-and-1-crazy-thing/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/diamondashes.pngdiamondashesLifeGem makes jewelry from human ashes.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/record.jpgrecordhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tattoos.jpgtattooshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/paints.jpgpaints2015-05-06T13:31:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/04/book-review-the-brothers/2015-05-04T19:25:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/05/01/whats-making-me-happy-may-1-edition/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4120.jpgIMG_41202015-05-01T15:11:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/04/30/40-years-ago-the-fall-of-saigon/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/screen-shot-2015-04-30-at-7-24-51-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-04-30 at 7.24.51 AMA soldier holds a Vietnamese baby aboard the USS Kirk. The caption on the PBS website says that one woman, evacuated while very pregnant, later gave her child the middle of "Kirk." Photo by Hugh Doyle from the PBS website. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/photo-gallery/lastdays/ https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cavettgroucho.jpgcavettgrouchoGroucho Marx on the Dick Cavett show. Groucho had some opinions about the Vietnam War.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/saigon.jpgsaigonA famous photograph from Saigon, April 30, 1975. Photo from Hugh Van Es/Bettmann/CORBIS.2015-04-30T13:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/04/24/3-things-making-me-happy-this-week-april-24/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ba2015_1.jpgBA2015_1The gathering at St. Paul Union Depot.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ba2015_2.jpgBA2015_2Me and fiction finalist Nicole Helget. It was almost impossible to beat the Marlon James juggernaut this year. His "A Brief History of Seven Killings" won about a zillion awards this year, including the MN Book Award.2015-04-24T15:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/04/17/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-april-17/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tripshake.jpgtripshakeMinnesota's Trip Shakespeare. Songs from "Lulu" are on my running playlist. Dan Wilson (right) achieved fame in the band Semisonic and writes for stars such as Adele.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rachaeldave2ps-copy.jpgRachaelDave2PS copyI'm enraptured during Pirner's spoken-word performance of "String of Pearls." Just for me!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rachaeldave2.jpgRachaelDave2I'm enraptured during Pirner's spoken-word performance of "String of Pearls." Just for me!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sa2.jpgSA2Front row at the Mankato Event Center on April 16. Photo by author.2015-04-17T22:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/04/15/dont-remember-no-problem/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/327353683_c9884955e2.jpg327353683_c9884955e2Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/99668138@N00/327353683/">sunshineband</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a> 2015-04-15T15:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/04/12/whats-making-me-happy-this-week-april-10/2015-04-12T22:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/04/09/if-you-were-to-host-an-hour-long-radio-show-of-murder-ballads-what-would-you-choose/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rachael-kmsu.jpgRachael KMSU2015-04-09T13:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/04/03/3-things-making-me-happy-this-week-april-3/2015-04-03T19:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/31/what-do-you-think-of-these-funeral-requests/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/37768329_877df10fd5.jpg37768329_877df10fd5Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/48648394@N00/37768329/">lioil</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2015-03-31T13:23:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/30/when-did-christmas-become-easter-part-2/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mms.jpgM&MsMmmmmm, M&Ms. I liked when you had two choices: plain or peanut.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/easter-1.jpgEaster 1A selection of flyers inserted into Sunday's newspapers.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/easter2.jpgEaster2When I think of Easter, I think of "deals."2015-04-09T14:07:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/28/will-there-be-a-jar-of-vicks-in-your-grave/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vicks_vaporub_jar.jpgVicks_vaporub_jarVicks VapoRub. The classic cure-all for colds and coughs used by people for generations, including my Grandma Hager. She was buried with a jar of it. I still use it and swear by it. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/popcorn.jpgpopcornGrandma loved popcorn! Whenever we visited her, she'd made a giant bowl.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/playing-cards-300x283.jpgplaying-cards-300x283Grandma also loved card games. Visits with the said popcorn also involved playing cards. Polish poker was an easy game for all generations to play (though I don't remember the rules anymore!).2015-03-30T21:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/27/3-things-making-me-happy-this-week-march-27/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/talese_writing.jpgtalese_writingGay Talese. Photo from http://longforum.dreamhosters.com/?p=119. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hipsta1.jpgHipsta1Photo by author. The tunnel connecting the library with the student union at MSU.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hipsta2.jpgHipsta2Pool tables in the student union at MSU.2015-03-27T15:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/24/happy-70th-birthday-camilla/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3848.jpgIMG_3848https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3847.jpgIMG_3847https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3845.jpgIMG_3845Flowers and a card for Camilla today. I wrote in the card, which also includes thoughts from women in my writing group, who have come to know Camilla. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3844.jpgIMG_3844https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3843.jpgIMG_3843https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3842.jpgIMG_3842https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3841.jpgIMG_3841The view from Camilla's grave looking east. The three stones in the foreground, next to the tree, mark where Camilla's two brothers and her sister are buried. They preceded her in death; that's why those three are in a row, and Camilla and her parents are in the next row. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3837.jpgIMG_3837Camilla's gravestone in the foreground. George's gravestone is next to hers, and Lorena's is at the top of the picture.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3835.jpgIMG_3835Camilla's gravestone at Resurrection Cemetery, St. Peter, Minnesota. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gustavus-freshmen.jpgGustavus freshmen2022-02-08T13:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/22/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-pilates-wife-fascinating/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/the-passion.jpgThe passionHristo Shopov as Pontius Pilate and Claudia Gerini as his wife, Claudia Procles, in Mel Gibson's THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (2004).https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/brooklyn_museum_-_the_message_of_pilates_wife-_pilate_-_james_tissot.jpgBrooklyn_Museum_-_The_Message_of_Pilate's_Wife._Pilate_-_James_Tissot"The Message of Pilate's Wife," by James Tissot, c. 1886-1894. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/13491/The_Message_of_Pilates_Wife.__Pilate 2015-03-22T20:16:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/20/whats-making-me-happy-march-20-local-art-spring-people-walking/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blog320-6.jpgBlog320-6Detail from the print I bought from MSU senior Katie Yarger.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blog320_1.jpgBlog320_1My office peace lily is not dead! In fact, this is one of two blooms. The plant knows it's spring.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blog320_2.jpgBlog320_2The Nelson Hall "art gallery." This is where I like to walk slowly.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blog320-3.jpgBlog320-3Student sculptures you will find in Nelson Hall.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blog320-4.jpgBlog320-4https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blog320-5.jpgBlog320-52015-03-21T18:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/13/whats-making-me-happy-march-13-edition/2015-03-22T16:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/08/for-international-womens-day-anais-nin-1974/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nin-quote.jpgNin quotehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/anais_nin.jpgAnais_NinI stumbled upon Anais Nin's writings while I was in high school. Wow, did that ever help me shape the version of a woman I wanted to be. That version was a writer, a thinker, someone happy to be in love but in a mutually independent way.2015-03-08T15:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/06/whats-making-me-happy-march-6-edition/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/abbey11.jpgAbbey1More from Bath Abbey.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/newton9.jpgNewton9A scene from the Newton Park campus of Bath Spa University.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/abbey31.jpgAbbey3Nigel, the cleric (or vicar, priest, I'm not sure), walks down the aisle in Bath Abbey.2015-03-06T18:40:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/05/rachmaninovs-piano/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/piano9.jpgPiano9https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/piano8.jpgPiano8https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/piano6.jpgPiano6I took about twenty photos of the piano. I'm sure the docent thought I was a little crazy.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/piano1.jpgpiano12015-03-06T18:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/03/02/the-bells-of-bath-abbey/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/abbey3.jpgabbey3Photo by author. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/abbey2.jpgabbey2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/abbey1.jpgabbey1Bath Abbey at night. Photo by author.2015-03-02T17:54:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/28/cemetery-photos-bath-england/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cem8.jpgCem8https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cem7.jpgCem7https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cem6.jpgCem6The inside of the church at St. Mary's is in ruins.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cem5.jpgCem5https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cem4.jpgCem4Sorry, I come from a place where it's white with snow and well below zero. At home, I will not see something like this until May. These daffodils are outside St. John the Baptist church.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cem3.jpgCem3This doesn't happen in the States. I like the designation of "consecrated ground." It gives these places the seriousness and reverence they deserve.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cem1.jpgCem12015-02-28T13:11:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/27/whats-making-me-happy-feb-27/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/poetry2.jpgPoetry2Poet Laurie Bolger.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/poetry1.jpgPoetry1Poet Ash Dickinson.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/feb27-4.jpgFeb27-4A street in Bath, England, where I'm currently staying to complete a residency period for my Ph.D. program. Photo illustration by author using the Brushstroke app.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/feb27-2.jpgFeb27-2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/feb27-1.jpgFeb27-1https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/feb-27-3.jpgFeb.27-3The cemetery around the corner from my flat. Old, old, old. 2015-02-27T15:00:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/20/3-things-making-me-happy-feb-20-sad-yes-but-also-beautiful/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sacks.jpgSacksWriter and physician Oliver Sacks.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wildtruth.jpgWildTruth2015-02-20T21:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/19/guess-whos-writing-a-memoir-2192015-edition/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/snooki.jpgSnooki2015-02-20T13:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/17/for-my-friends-out-east-a-blog-redux-of-digging-graves-in-extreme-cold/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/temps.pngtemps2015-02-19T13:29:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/18/patty-patty-patty-patty-hearst-again/2016-08-06T19:57:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/13/3-things-making-me-happy-this-week-feb-13/2015-02-13T21:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/12/how-i-wait-for-an-agents-response/2015-02-13T13:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/10/630-730-a-m-coffee-instagram-and-oh-yeah-a-little-writing/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2633.jpgIMG_2633He's so cute; who wouldn't want to date him?2015-02-13T01:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/05/3-things-that-are-making-me-happy-feb-6/2015-02-09T05:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/04/two-parts-to-writing-memoir/2015-02-04T16:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/04/setting-the-bar-low/2015-02-04T15:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/02/01/rip-jim-zimmerman/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/zimmerman-wedding-1.jpgZimmerman wedding 1I found this in my grandma's scrapbook. Jim's story of loss and newfound love captured people's hearts not only in Waseca, but nationwide. In Jim's obit, it's worded "Zimmerman remarried Vivian Hoffman Kraus and her six children in 1962."https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/zimmerman-wedding-2.jpgZimmerman wedding 2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/chapter-5-copy.jpgChapter 5 copyThe Zimmerman monument in Calvary Cemetery, Waseca, Minn. Photo by author.2015-02-02T00:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/01/28/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/love-and-profanity1.jpgLove and profanityhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/love-and-profanity.jpgLove and profanity2015-01-29T02:59:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/01/26/do-you-run-bike-read-go-to-school-how-writing-relates/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pencil.jpgpencilPhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/48600085697@N01/63118519/">Schnittke</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>2015-01-26T23:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/01/25/two-opportunities-to-take-a-memoir-class-from-me/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/type3.jpgtype3One of my classes is a three-hour workshop, the other is an eight-week online class. Photo by author.2015-01-25T22:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/01/19/if-you-want-to-see-change-dont-just-tweet-about-it/2015-01-19T19:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/01/14/in-defense-of-wrestling-with-death/2015-01-14T14:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/01/09/one-phrase-you-dont-need-to-write-in-memoir/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/telescope.jpgtelescopePhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/22897538@N04/4974130559/">HelloImNik</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2015-01-10T21:34:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2015/01/04/i-cannot-explain-it-but-i-wept/2015-01-10T21:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/30/this-study-about-childrens-cartoons-may-surprise-you/2015-01-02T16:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/27/how-to-add-detail-to-your-nonfiction/2015-01-29T02:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/20/where-do-you-make-a-special-stop-for-the-holidays/2014-12-20T15:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/17/7-books-for-the-nonfiction-writer-on-your-holiday-list/2014-12-19T17:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/16/so-you-want-to-write-nonfiction-dont-do-this/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mosaic.jpgmosaic* But not too much context! Don't hit readers over the head with morals and platitudes. Let the audience read between the lines. Think of your work as a mosaic. The tiles by themselves don't tell a story. But put them together in an organized fashion, let the audience step back, and a complete story emerges. Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/55943778@N00/3470650293/">qthomasbower</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>2014-12-17T13:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/14/christmas-at-arlington/2014-12-14T13:36:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/12/why-running-is-so-much-better-than-writing/2014-12-16T14:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/08/facts-dont-get-in-the-way-of-the-truth/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hanel_author-photo_1_3x4.jpgRachael Hanel2014-12-08T14:15:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/03/repost-my-review-of-wild-by-cheryl-strayed/2014-12-04T20:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/12/02/who-knew-his-first-wife-was-so-famous/2014-12-02T15:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/11/25/3-ways-to-cultivate-thankfulness/2014-12-04T20:38:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/11/16/connecting-readers-with-writers/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bookmatch7.jpgBookmatch7Host Heather McElhatton and me. I so enjoyed the conversation. Photo by Pamela Klinger-Horn. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bookmatch6.jpgBookmatch6I was honored to be in the company of exceptional writers. Fish out of water, can we say? Left to right: Ray Gonzalez and Julie Schumacher of the University of Minnesota, my colleague at MSU-Mankato, Geoff Herbach; and National Book Award winner Will Alexander. Yes, I said National Book Award winner. And then me. Neal Karlen was late and therefore, missing from the picture. Photo by Pamela Klinger-Horn.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bookmatch5.jpgBookMatch5What is that look, Rachael? I probably thought I said something so very clever. It was kind of creepy how well my skirt, jacket, hair, and background curtain matched. Photo by Diane Winegar.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bookmatch4.jpgBookmatch4Treats! Will read for treats.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bookmatch3.jpgBookMatch3My face does not need to go onto a giant screen. 2014-11-18T11:53:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/11/12/what-i-looked-like-40-years-ago/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/baby3.jpgBaby3Renee and me. Renee is 9 years old here, and I look pretty tiny. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/baby2.jpgBaby2Me. 2014-11-12T16:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/11/09/what-we-do-on-november-9/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-09-at-5-09-36-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-11-09 at 5.09.36 PMIn Mankato, we're right on the edge of the winter storm warning.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/trailnov4.jpgTrailNov4Safety first! It's deer-hunting season.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/trailnov2.jpgTrailNov2The trail today. What will it look like tomorrow?https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/trailnov1.jpgTrailNov1Me and Nina enjoying the Sakatah Trail, for the last time in 2014? Only time will tell. 2014-11-10T12:33:53+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/11/06/why-you-shouldnt-wish-and-hope/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/goal.jpggoalPhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/33399095@N00/1320198723/">Corscri Daje Tutti! [Cristiano Corsini]</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a> Do you believe you can reach your goal? Or do you just hope or wish?https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/napoleohill.jpgNapoleoHillNapoleon Hill's most famous book was THINK AND GROW RICH. Is it really that simple?! 2014-11-09T22:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/10/31/4-reasons-to-attend-bookmatch-nov-8-in-minneapolis/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/book-love.jpgbook love2014-11-02T23:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/10/24/whats-a-cemetery-to-do-when-it-runs-out-of-space/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/brooklyn-cemetery.jpgBrooklyn cemeteryWow, cemeteries aren't this packed around here in Minnesota! This must pose a challenge to the gravedigger and maintenance workers. Photo courtesy The Associated Press.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/highrise.jpgHighriseKind of looks like a parking ramp, doesn't it? How they are solving the lack of cemetery space in Israel. This is in Yarkon Cemetery outside of Tel Aviv. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.2014-10-26T12:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/10/18/that-time-of-the-year-approaches/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ump1.jpgUMP1https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ump2.jpgUMP2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ump3.jpgUMP3The University of Minnesota Press 2014 gift guide.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ump4.jpgUMP42014-10-18T16:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/10/16/new-movie-house-of-manson/2014-10-16T14:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/10/10/thank-you-south-dakota/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sd5.jpgSD5I warmed up the room for acclaimed novelist Jill McCorkle :)https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sd4.jpgSD4Sonia Manzano ("Maria" from Sesame Street), me, and Jill McCorkle.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sd3.jpgSD3I had Thursday afternoon free, so of course I found the nearest Caribou and proceeded to write.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sd2.jpgSD2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sd1.jpgSD1Near the falls for which Sioux Falls is named. Each day was warm and bright.2014-10-26T12:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/10/07/a-unique-gesture-to-remember-a-sister/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/peoplewhoeatdarkness1.jpgPeopleWhoEatDarknesshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/peoplewhoeatdarkness.jpgPeopleWhoEatDarkness2014-10-07T12:17:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/10/03/a-charles-manson-musical/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/helter-skelter.jpghelter skelterThis is the edition of Helter Skelter that I have. Mine is quite worn with lots of dog-eared pages.2014-10-06T16:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/10/02/20-documentaries-about-death-and-dying/2014-10-26T12:38:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/09/30/one-memoir-im-looking-forward-to-reading/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/columbine.jpgcolumbine2016-02-22T12:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/09/23/history-fall-colors-cemetery-walk-in-mankato-on-saturday-sept-27/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cemetery-walk-poster-2014.jpgMicrosoft Word - Cemetery Walk poster 2014.docxhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/glenwood-071.jpgGlenwood 071Don't they look like they jumped out of a history book? Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/glenwood-026.jpgGlenwood 026Local Civil War re-enactor and teacher Arn Kind expertly portrays a soldier. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/glenwood-009.jpgGlenwood 009The colors in the Glenwood Ravine likely will look much like this on Saturday. Photo by author.2014-09-23T12:23:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/09/22/if-a-man-is-buried-and-no-one-is-there-to-see-it-did-he-really-die/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/secret.jpgsecretPhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/28164415@N06/4640837010/">Ðenise</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>2014-09-22T18:51:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/09/18/the-strangest-question-ive-been-asked-at-a-book-event/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sdfestival.jpgSDFestival2015-12-31T03:04:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/09/17/lay-some-flowers-on-my-grave-2/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/emmagrave1.jpghttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/daughter-detail.jpg2014-09-17T12:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/09/12/why-writers-need-literary-heroes/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/orlean-3.jpgOrlean 3My inscribed copy of <i>The Orchid Thief.<i>https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/orlean-2.jpgOrlean 2Me and Susan Orlean, 2014.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/orlean-1.jpgOrlean 1Me and Susan Orlean, c. 2002.2014-09-12T21:00:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/09/05/5-ways-to-get-the-creative-flow-going/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nina-deck.jpgNina deckMy whippet, Nina. She's 15 months old. I take her on a walk every day, sometimes a run. Being with her on the trail helps me think.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/create.jpgCreatePhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/52902669@N05/6175309749/">charliebarker</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2014-09-12T12:44:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/08/30/you-wont-believe-how-popular-this-author-photo-is/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/graveyard-105.jpggraveyard-105My author photo by Steven Pottenger. I love this photo so much, and am so grateful to my friend Steven for taking it. We went to a small cemetery outside of Eagle Lake, Minnesota, in late fall.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/krueger1.jpgKruegerWilliam Kent Krueger is a Minnesota writer who often makes the New York Times bestseller list.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sweeney-author-pic.jpgSweeney author pichttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/patricia-lim.jpgPatricia Limhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/john-cobb.jpgJohn Cobbhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jacqueline-smith.jpgJacqueline SmithI think that's a cemetery in the background! https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nicole.jpgNicoleMankato-area author Nicole Helget.2014-11-01T15:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/08/26/from-the-archives-the-ethics-of-writing-about-those-who-have-died/2014-08-27T01:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/08/20/what-happens-when-we-forget/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/watcj.jpgwatchPhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66603426@N05/6827397725/">fiddleoak</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a> 2014-08-20T16:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/08/14/you-might-like-what-dreams-may-come-if/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/220px-annabella_sciorra_at_the_2008_tribeca_film_festival.jpg220px-Annabella_Sciorra_at_the_2008_Tribeca_Film_Festivalhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/what-dreams-may-come-4.jpgWhat-Dreams-May-Come-4https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lr-1wdmc-robin-dog.jpgLR-1WDMC-robin-dog2014-08-14T22:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/08/13/one-robin-williams-movie-many-are-forgetting/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/robinpaint.jpgRobinPainthttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/williams-dreams.jpgWilliams dreamsPhoto by Archive Photos/Getty Images - © 2012 Getty Imageshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/what-dreams-may-come.jpgWhat dreams may come2014-08-13T14:32:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/08/09/45-years-ago-today/2014-08-09T16:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/08/06/portrait-of-a-grave-in-william-kent-kruegers-ordinary-grace/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ordinary-grace.jpgOrdinary Gracehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/krueger.jpgKruegerWilliam Kent Krueger. Hey, I thought I had the market on cemetery author photos!2014-08-06T18:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/08/04/how-do-you-dream-about-the-dead/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dead-in-dreams.jpgdead in dreamsPhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/99771506@N00/5653503758/">paul bica</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>2014-08-04T12:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/31/what-happens-when-a-teen-takes-charge-of-grief/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-31-at-9-58-16-am.pngScreen shot 2014-07-31 at 9.58.16 AMA screenshot from the SLAP'D site.2014-08-01T15:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/29/an-unexpected-place-to-find-beauty/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mbflowers.jpgMBflowersBeauty amidst death. Marysburg Cemetery outside of Madison Lake, Minnesota. Photo by author.2014-08-01T15:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/26/mad-about-maps-classic-maps/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image13.jpgimagehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image12.jpgimagehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image11.jpgimagehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image10.jpgimagehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image9.jpgimagehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image8.jpgimage2014-08-01T15:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/25/greenwood-cemetery-bemidji-minnesota/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image7.jpgimageA detail shot of the above bench. The inscription is Latin for "virtue over death."https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image6.jpgimageChief Bemidji's grave. An example of the tall grass around gravestones here.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image5.jpgimageI love finding literary references in cemeteries. Do you know on whose famous headstone that inscription appears?https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image4.jpgimageThe Civil War memorial.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image3.jpgimageThe Civil War soldier keeps watch. "1864" by Jurek Jakowicz.2014-08-05T12:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/24/sacrilege-a-minnesotan-who-has-never-been-up-north/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image2.jpgimageThe land around the river up here is more wide, grassy, marshy plains than steep bluffs that you find downstream.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image1.jpgimageThe Mississippi is not so mighty just a few miles from its headwaters. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image.jpgimageLook at all that blue.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140724-081054-29454300.jpg20140724-081054-29454300.jpgThe obligatory Paul and Babe visit.2014-07-25T13:09:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/20/death-doesnt-stop-commerce/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/clouds.jpgSONY DSCPhoto Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/33945559@N05/5932501245/">RiOTPHOTOGRAPHY.com</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>2014-07-21T18:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/16/why-writers-should-watch-the-tour-de-france/2014-07-16T14:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/11/book-tour-rochester/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/roch-1.jpgRoch 1https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/roch-2.jpgRoch 2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/roch-3.jpgRoch 3Corridor leading to Rochester Public Library.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/roch-4.jpgRoch 4Part of the mural in the corridor.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/roch-5.jpgRoch 5I had to take a picture of the German part of the mural!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/grandmah-first-communion.jpgGrandmaH first communionSome of the Hollinger children at their First Communion. From left, Andrew, Catherine, Irene, and Anna. Irene is Kathleen's mother, and Anna is my grandmother.2014-07-11T14:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/09/what-about-questions-that-have-no-answers/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/leila_dvd.jpgleila_dvdThis documentary by Lina Makboul completely captivated me. I admire the filmmaker's quest to get answers to unanswerable questions.2014-07-11T14:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/07/q-where-in-minnesota-can-you-find-relief-from-mosquitoes/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lanesboro-5.jpgLanesboro 5A picture of me talking, go figure! I have been blessed with the gift of gab. I can talk to anyone most anytime about most anything. Lanesboro Live host Damon Prestemon is on the right.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lanesboro-4.jpgLanesboro 4Lanesboro's Main Street. It was the Fourth of July weekend, and the town was packed on Saturday.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lanesboro-3.jpgLanesboro 3A pedestrian bridge over the river.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lanesboro-2.jpgLanesboro 2The Root River in Lanesboro, Minnesota.2014-07-08T21:42:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/07/02/artists-not-welcome/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/nrlibrary.jpgNRlibraryOne of my most well-attended events in 2013 was at the New Richland library. I was made to feel so welcome by the library and community.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/minnesota-county-map_clean.gifminnesota-county-map_cleanI love my state.2014-07-11T14:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/06/26/the-hanel-reality-tour-props-to-seinfeld/2014-06-26T20:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/06/25/5-reasons-why-running-is-so-much-better-than-writing/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bath-half-commemorative-photo.jpgBath Half commemorative photoThe Bath Half in March 2014 was my first international run. It was a difficult run, but I finished and it gave me a huge sense of accomplishment. It's hard to find that instant gratification in writing.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/treadmill-desk.jpgtreadmill deskIs this what your writing desk looks like?2014-06-26T20:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/06/23/avoid-talking-about-death-and-you-get-the-fault-in-our-stars/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/terabithia.jpgterabithiaI was pretty happy when Bridge to Terabithia was adapted into a movie. That's Josh Hutcherson before the Hunger Games movies made him really famous.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fault.jpgfaultI'm going to have to see the movie now that I finished the book.2014-06-25T12:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/06/17/one-year-many-changes/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nina3.jpgNina3Nina this morning, on her first birthday.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nina2.jpgNina2Trying to recreate the shot recently.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nina1.jpgNina1I try to walk Nina every day. Kahlil LOVED the trail. Nina likes it, too, but usually just for casual strolls. Kahlil loved to run. Nina is more of a walker :)https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kahlil_5.jpgKahlil_5You could not separate Kahlil from his toy in all of his 14 years. Note the cast. He was always so aggressive in his play that he injured himself on occasion.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kahlil_4.jpgKahlil_4In his favorite spot, looking out the window, probably waiting for David to come home from work.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kahlil_3.jpgKahlil_3Typical whippet! Kahlil finding the softest, cushiest spot in the house.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kahlil-2010_c.jpgKahlil 2010_chttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mantel.jpgMantelOur shrine to Kahlil on the mantel. A favorite picture, his favorite toy, the urn, and a little whippet figurine.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_1090.jpgIMG_10902014-06-23T14:44:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/06/13/refuting-4-reasons-not-to-take-my-loft-youth-class/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pen.jpgPenhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kahlil12-24-08.jpgKahlil12-24-08The loss of my sweet dog, Kahlil, in 2013 was heart-wrenching.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/christmas-kahlil_face1.jpgchristmas kahlil_face1https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kahlil-2.jpgKahlil 2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/midwest_map.jpgmidwest_maphttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ghost-world.jpgghost world"Ghost World": one of my favorite movies. I thought the emotions these girls experience came across as very real.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mdoty.jpgmdotyAfter Kahlil died, I read Mark Doty's "Dog Years." Talk about transforming grief into literary art.2014-06-13T17:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/06/11/3-reasons-to-sign-up-for-my-loft-youth-writing-class/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nina-legs.jpgnina legsDare to be different! Like my dog--why sleep in a traditional posture?https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/star.jpgstarCould you be the next big star of the literary world? Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31878512@N06/4945216951/">Neal.</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/morris2014_2.jpgMorris2014_2That's me, looking all teacher-ly. Don't I just look like I'm ready to talk about writing?! Photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota, Morrishttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/loft-stairs.jpgLoft stairsPhoto courtesy of The Loft.2014-06-13T17:11:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/06/07/sympathy-cards-yay-or-nay/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sympathy.jpgsympathyA Thomas Kinkade sympathy card available at Hallmark.2014-06-17T21:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/06/05/throwback-thursday-february-1988-minnesota-twins/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/baseball-1.jpgBaseball 1Dad and I organizing the autographs. Dad is obscured behind me.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/baseball-2.jpgbaseball 2I'm rockin' the late '80s look. I think that's Greg Gagne in the background. He was my favorite Twins player. We shared a Nov. 12 birth date. 2014-06-11T12:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/06/04/cancer-and-other-secrets/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/secrets.jpgsecretsPhoto Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13959123@N03/4169200018/">marcelo-moltedo: " En el pais de los sueños...</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a> 2014-06-05T13:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/29/think-cemeteries-stay-in-one-place-think-again/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fargo-cemetery.jpgFargo cemeteryPhoto from the Associated Press (Jesse Trelstad). Lillian Johnson visits relatives buried at the Lower Wild Rice and Red River Cemetery near Wild Rice, N.D.2014-05-31T17:51:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/28/steamer-explosions-and-other-stories/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/americas-historical-newspapers.jpgAmerica's Historical Newspapershttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2283.jpgIMG_2283https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2282.jpgIMG_22822014-05-28T12:41:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/27/photo-essay-memorial-day-2014/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2310.jpgIMG_2310https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2305.jpgIMG_2305https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2302.jpgIMG_2302https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2301.jpgIMG_2301https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2296.jpgIMG_2296https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2294.jpgIMG_2294https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2290.jpgIMG_2290https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2286.jpgIMG_2286https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2284.jpgIMG_2284https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2281.jpgIMG_22812014-05-29T17:45:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/21/can-i-still-revise-my-book/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/otisco-10.jpgOtisco 10St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Otisco, Minn. Otisco is a few miles south of Waseca on Highway 13. It was once a bustling little railroad community, but now has just a few homes and the church. I spoke to a group of pastors at the church on Tuesday.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/otisco-5.jpgOtisco 5https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/otisco-2.jpgOtisco 2What a great altar. I'm used to seeing ornate altars in Catholic churches, but not in Lutheran churches. But this church is 120 years old (almost 70 years in its current location), so that probably accounts for the altar. My church, Immanuel Lutheran in Mankato, once had a beautiful altar but it was destroyed in a 1971 fire.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/otisco-1.jpgOtisco 1The white cloth of Easter.2014-05-21T19:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/20/one-old-reason-why-you-couldnt-be-buried-in-a-cemetery/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/otisco-9.jpgOtisco 9Otisco Cemetery is located in the rolling hills of the Le Sueur River valley south of Waseca, Minnesota.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/otisco-8.jpgOtisco 8https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/otisco-8-bw.jpgOtisco 8 BWThe grave of Paul Kuss in Otisco Cemetery, Minnesota. The tiny gravestones in the background are in the main cemetery. Paul Kuss committed suicide in 1910 and thus is buried in unconsecrated ground. Someone still cares, though--note the flowers.2014-06-17T21:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/17/40-years-and-the-sla-is-still-part-of-the-conversation/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fire.jpgFireThe firestorm that destroyed the SLA hideout in Los Angeles, May 17, 1974.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/obama-ayers.jpgobama-ayersAn example of how Bill Ayers was used in the 2008 anti-Obama campaign.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kilgore.jpgKilgoreJim Kilgore today. Photo taken from Inside Higher Ed website.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/camilla.jpgCamillaCamilla Hall, originally of St. Peter, Minn., died in the SLA shoot-out with police 40 years ago today. RIP, Camilla. She's buried in Resurrection Cemetery in St. Peter.2014-08-13T15:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/16/connections-to-my-book-are-everywhere/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/roch41.jpgRoch4The front of the Zimmerman prayer card. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/roch31.jpgRoch3The back of the prayer card. Jan's middle name was Ilia, named after her aunt.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/roch5.jpgRoch5Some of the sisters from Waseca. Front row (left to right): Sr. Marice Hughes, me, Sr. Mary Frederick. Back row (left to right): Sr. Ilia Miller, Sr. Helen Haag, Sr. Marita Johnson, Sr. Chabenel Hayunga.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/roch4.jpgRoch4https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/roch3.jpgRoch3https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/roch2.jpgRoch2St. Francis of Assisi. Patron saint of animals, ecology, Italy, and merchants. The sisters at Assisi Heights are of the Franciscan order.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/roch1.jpgRoch1Assisi Heights in Rochester is modeled after the original building in Assisi, Italy. If you've ever been to Rochester, you've seen Assisi Heights dominate the skyline to the north of downtown. I've always been so curious about the place and loved finally getting an inside view.2014-05-17T13:50:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/15/infographic-do-you-believe-in-near-death-experiences/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-15-at-7-37-17-am.pngScreen shot 2014-05-15 at 7.37.17 AM2014-05-15T20:31:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/08/wheres-the-most-unusual-place-youve-been-for-a-memorial-service/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bar.jpgDosa<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/95572727@N00/4094088665/">Stuck in Customs</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>2014-05-15T20:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/05/02/if-you-dug-youd-uncover-evil/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-02-at-8-14-40-am.pngScreen shot 2014-05-02 at 8.14.40 AM2014-05-08T12:06:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/29/a-couple-of-suggestions-for-mad-mens-jim-cutler/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1.jpgphoto 1https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-21.jpgphoto 2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-3.jpgphoto 32014-04-29T21:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/28/a-death-centric-mad-men-final-season/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/don-and-sally.pngdon and sallyDon and Sally's diner scene from episode 2, after she attended a funeral.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/funeral2.gifFuneral2From Season 7, episode 3: Jim Cutler holds "The American Way of Death." From Styleite.com.2014-05-03T20:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/24/the-hidden-face-of-death-part-i/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/strange-days.jpgStrange dayshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ukraine.jpgUkraineFrom the New York Times.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sherpas.jpgSherpasFrom Huffington Post. Bodies of sherpas killed in a recent avalanche on Mt. Everest, Nepal.2014-04-25T01:08:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/19/elviss-grave-memphis-tenn/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/elvis-grave.jpgElvis grave2014-04-25T17:44:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/15/the-poetics-of-lent/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/simon-of-cyrene.jpgSimon of CyreneSimon of Cyrene helps Jesus with the cross. One of my great loves is Renaissance art that depicts New Testament scenes. I can't find credible information regarding the creator of this painting. 2014-04-15T13:15:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/12/jesmyn-wards-literary-view-of-grief/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/men-we-reaped.jpgMen we Reapedhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/finney-and-ward.jpgFinney and WardNational Book Award winners Nikki Finney (left) and Jesmyn Ward visited Mankato on April 10 as part of the Good Thunder Reading Series.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ward-book.jpgWard book2014-04-14T11:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/10/births-vs-deaths-how-does-your-county-compare/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/deaths-per-1000.pngDeaths per 1000https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/births-deaths.pngBirths deaths2014-04-10T11:53:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/08/janesville-the-old-man-the-doll-in-the-window/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dollinwindow.jpg2014-04-10T00:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/07/minnesota-the-best-state-for-book-awards/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/renee3.jpgRenee3https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/renee1.jpgRenee1Me and Melanie Hoffert. When we finally connected on Facebook a few months ago, we discovered we had a couple of dozen mutual friends. This is not uncommon in the Minnesota literary community. We also both had worked with the esteemed and uber-talented essayist and teacher Barrie Jean Borich.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-10.jpgphoto 10https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-9.jpgphoto 9Minnesota Book Awards 2014 at the Union Depot in St. Paul.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-8.jpgphoto 8Writers up to no good!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-6.jpgphoto 6A few people from my writing group. From left: Angie, Kirstin, me, and Becky. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-5.jpgphoto 5Me and my supportive mom and sister! Renee was even wearing heels! I always feel like I tower over them :)https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-2.jpgphoto 2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mom2.jpgMom2People seated for the ceremony.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mom1.jpgMom1How fun to sit at the finalists' table and sign books!2014-04-10T00:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/04/01/happy-70th-birthday-to-digger-odell-aka-dad/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/vicki-2.jpgVicki 2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dad-1.jpgDad 1Dad in late 1988/early 1989.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dad-2.jpgDad 2In this picture, Dad is around 11 or 12 years old.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dad-3.jpgDad 32014-04-07T00:47:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/03/31/the-um-morris-campus-past-and-present/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2073.jpgIMG_2073I think this auditorium on campus has been around a while. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2068.jpgIMG_2068Old West Central School of Agriculture building on left, new University of Minnesota-Morris building on right. All photos by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2067.jpgIMG_2067The buildings on campus remind me a lot of the buildings on the main U of M campus in Minneapolis. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2063.jpgIMG_2063https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2062.jpgIMG_2062All of the WCSA buildings have plaques that show their previous uses. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2060.jpgIMG_2060Who doesn't love a campus with a cemetery next door? Or is it a cemetery with a campus next door? Either way, it's wonderful!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2054.jpgIMG_2054I loved this display, since my dad graduated from SSA in 1962. His letter jacket looked a lot like this one.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2052.jpgIMG_20522014-03-31T15:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/03/28/the-minnesota-ag-school-tour/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cooking-class.jpgcooking classCooking class in Home Economics building, West Central School of Agriculture, Morris, Minn. C. 1914. Photo courtesy of the UMM Digital Collections.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wcca.jpgwccaStudents on the WCSA campus. Photo from the UM-Morris Digital Collections.2014-03-28T20:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/03/21/the-dark-side-of-history-england/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1954.jpgIMG_1954The Holburne. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6875.jpgIMG_6875Bath, England. An amazingly picturesque place. But on what darkness was it built?https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1977.jpgIMG_1977Did the women and men who wore these clothes grow up on a Caribbean plantation?https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1970.jpgIMG_1970When I see these 18th century fashions, the first thing I want to know is who wore them, and how did they become so rich?2014-03-22T00:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/03/19/the-2014-minnesota-book-awards-preview/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/02_redcapwed.jpg02_RedCapWedThis year's Minnesota Book Awards are held at the St. Paul Union Depot.2014-03-19T13:57:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/03/17/blog-tour-mywritingprocess/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kcm.jpgKCMKirstin Cronn-Millshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tougas_shelley_picture.jpgTougas,_Shelley_pictureShelley Tougashttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/khopper-headshot-e1377295675264.jpgKHopper-Headshot-e1377295675264Kate Hopper2014-03-17T14:16:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/03/13/churches-as-graveyards/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6995.jpgIMG_6995A wall of plaques, over here called "tablets," erected in memorium to those buried below.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6991.jpgIMG_6991A typical tablet.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6986.jpgIMG_6986https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6985.jpgIMG_6985More tablets.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6984.jpgIMG_6984Everywhere you walk in the abbey, you're walking over gravestones.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6982.jpgIMG_6982The effigy of James Montagu, bishop of Bath-Wells and later Winchester, 17th century.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6980.jpgIMG_6980I like this tablet. It's amazing to think that there's been something on this site since 973 A.D. One thousand years of English monarchy. Wow. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6967.jpgIMG_6967A closer look at the effigy of Bishop James Montagu.2014-03-13T19:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/03/05/the-bath-abbey-england/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6974.jpgIMG_6974The beautiful pipe organ. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6973.jpgIMG_6973https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6970.jpgIMG_6970All photos by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6968.jpgIMG_6968https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6963.jpgIMG_6963This is what I was afraid of. Beauty. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6960.jpgIMG_6960https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6958.jpgIMG_6958https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6954.jpgIMG_6954https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6947.jpgIMG_6947https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_6942.jpgIMG_69422014-03-12T20:17:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/03/02/a-collection-of-memorials-bath-england/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1890.jpgIMG_1890The next three photos are memorials in the Guildhall as you go up the steps to the main banquet room. This one makes me want to know more about the relationship Bath had with the Belgians during WWI.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1889.jpgIMG_1889The text doesn't show up here, but it's a memorial to those who fought in the Boer Wars in Africa.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1888.jpgIMG_1888I've seen a lot of memorials to the two world wars over here.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1878.jpgIMG_1878This market pillar is in the Guildhall markets. It dates to 1768.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1873.jpgIMG_1873Edward the Peacemaker, otherwise known as King Edward VII.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1872.jpgIMG_1872https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1871.jpgIMG_1871A memorial in Bath's Parade Gardens.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1870.jpgIMG_1870Just for context, the rugby stadium in Bath.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_1869.jpgIMG_1869Outside the Bath rugby stadium.2014-03-03T22:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/28/st-michaels-cemetery-bath-somerset-england/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1860.jpgIMG_1860Commonwealth War Graves are from WWI and WWII. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1859.jpgIMG_1859https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1858.jpgIMG_1858These are the graves of WWI and WWII veterans, scattered throughout the country. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1857.jpgIMG_1857The church. When I walked past, it appeared to be set up as a blacksmith shop; a blacksmith van was parked in front. There were no pews, no altar, no nothing, so I'm not sure if it really is used as a shop or if it was temporary because they were making repairs.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1856.jpgIMG_1856There were about three stone buildings on the property.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1854.jpgIMG_1854Today was a typical British late February day. Light rain and "slate grey Victorian skies" (thank you, Morrissey).https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1853.jpgIMG_1853A relative of Alfred's? Robyn's? https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1852.jpgIMG_1852Many, many graves look like this--bounded by a stone frame.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1851.jpgIMG_1851https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1850.jpgIMG_1850I love the flora decorating this stone.2014-03-02T18:24:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/27/more-from-st-bartholomews-corsham-england-part-2/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6792.jpgIMG_6792https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6790.jpgIMG_6790For two days in a row, the skies have been mostly blue. Amazing! I've seen very little rain since I've been here.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6785.jpgIMG_6785https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6781.jpgIMG_67812014-02-27T23:16:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/26/st-bartholomews-church-cemetery-corsham-england/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6758.jpgIMG_6758St. Bartholomew's Church. Parts of it were built at different times, but the earliest standing part seems to be from the 15th century. A plaque in the church lists all the clergy that have served the parish since 1244. Amazing!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6764.jpgIMG_6764The back part of the cemetery.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6761.jpgIMG_6761https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6760.jpgIMG_6760https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6756.jpgIMG_6756Detail from a more modern gravestone. This one was actually readable and not all that old (comparatively to what I'm used to).https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6754.jpgIMG_6754The more modern area. I'm guessing these are cremains, because each plaque is a small square and a couple of dozen are laid together.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6753.jpgIMG_6753Doesn't this have the classic creepy cemetery look? A sign explained that it's left wild and unmowed to attract wildlife.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6752.jpgIMG_6752Most of the gravestones looked like this, with the etchings totally obliterated. I didn't have enough time to investigate how old the oldest gravestones are.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6751.jpgIMG_6751https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_6750.jpgIMG_67502014-02-26T22:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/23/pere-lachaise-cemetery-paris-part-ii/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-035.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe sculptures of the different Holocaust memorials in Père Lachaise are striking and haunting.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-020.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABen says this is a memorial to union workers.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-069.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI like the geometry of this photo. Nice work, Ben!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-057.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-055.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASleek, elegant, and modern.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-007.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPère Lachaise is more than 200 years old. I love the look of some of these old markers.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-063.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014-02-23T23:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/20/throwback-thursday-england-2004/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/england2004.jpgEngland2004I look funny! Why are my eyes closed? Stonehenge, 2004.2014-02-20T15:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/17/were-afraid-of-grief-bode-miller-interview-case-in-point/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/miller-interview.jpgMiller interviewThe NBC interview with Bode Miller brings the skier to tears as he talks about his dead brother. Photo from www.bleacherreport.com2014-02-18T00:50:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/16/guest-photos-pere-lachaise-cemetery-paris-part-i/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-082.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMy life would have been so different if my locker at Waseca High hadn't been next to this guy. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-078.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-070.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFrench cycling legend Laurent Fignon. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-067.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI think this is the columbarium.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-039.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-015.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI could say French names all day long.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-005.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-002.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/perelachaise-001.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014-02-16T21:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/13/throwback-thursday-barbies-1981/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/barbies1.jpgBarbiesBarbies from my personal collection. That Barbie case is from the Waseca Coast-to-Coast hardware store, c. 1981. The hardware store had a toy aisle. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/barbies.jpgbarbiesThis looks familiar: A collection of Barbies. I'd scoop up my Barbies in similar fashion and take them to Heidi's house. I found this photo on eBay. I'm tempted to buy! 2014-02-13T14:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/09/mr-locksleys-obituary/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/chuckclose.jpgChuckCloseThe famous Chuck Close self-portrait. From Walker Art Museum, www.walkerart.org. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/locksley.jpgLocksleyThis obituary from the Feb. 9, 2014, edition of the Minneapolis StarTribune caught my eye.2014-02-09T19:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/06/throwback-thursday-munich-air-disaster-1958/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/air-disaster.jpgair disaster2014-02-06T19:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/04/40-years-ago-today-patty-hearst-kidnapped/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/camilla-union2.jpgCamilla unionCamilla Hall (on right). This was probably sometime in 1973. Camilla worked hard to help unionize female park workers in Berkeley. Photo courtesy Gustavus Adolphus College archives.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/camilla-union1.jpgCamilla unionCamilla Hall (on right). This was probably sometime in 1973. Camilla worked hard to help unionize female park workers in Berkeley. Photo courtesy Gustavus Adolphus College archives.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/camilla-union.jpgCamilla unionCamilla Hall (on right). This is probably sometime in 1973. Camilla worked hard to help unionize female park workers in Berkeley, Calif. Photo courtesy of Gustavus Adolphus College archives.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/patty-hearst.jpgPatty HearstThe New York Times story of the kidnapping in the Feb. 5, 1974, edition.2015-07-18T22:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/03/why-cant-it-happen/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/philip-seymour-hoffman.jpgphilip seymour hoffmanwww.tvweek.com2014-02-03T15:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/02/01/teens-seeing-their-own-obituaries-a-good-idea/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/texting-driving.jpgDon't be stupidPhoto Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52303546@N00/3647897679/">poka0059</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a> 2014-02-03T15:28:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/30/throwback-thursday-january-in-minnesota-part-2/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/machine-shed1.jpgMachine shedThe machine shed on the farm where I grew up.2014-02-01T14:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/29/im-offering-a-writing-class-for-young-adults/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/writing.jpgWritingPhoto Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19487674@N00/58499153/">Olivander</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a> 2014-01-29T13:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/27/little-adults-the-end-of-an-era/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/diner.jpgdinerPhoto Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74519410@N00/556106154/">HKmPUA</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a> 2014-01-27T20:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/24/a-long-goodbye-vs-no-goodbye-preference/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dad-underpants.jpgDad underpantsIt's pretty easy for me to remember this version of Dad. (Those are furry underpants he received one Christmas!).2014-02-05T02:00:24+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/23/throwback-thursday-january-in-minnesota/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/machine-shed.jpgMachine shedMy grandpa's machine shed wasn't this big, but it was in this style. Snow would accumulate in those grooves and if the snow was hard enough, I could climb up. The shed wasn't this long, but the height looks about right!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/barn-snow.jpgBarn snowDrifted snow on the farm, c. 1970.2014-01-24T15:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/20/bringing-a-little-good-to-the-world-african-initiatives/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/map-ghana-africa-imp.gifmap-ghana-africa-impI'm going to England, so why is there a map of Africa showing Ghana? (Also, look for Tanzania on the eastern coast). Read on!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/school-in-tanzania.jpgSchool-in-TanzaniaStudents going to school in Tanzania.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscn2008-300x225.jpgDSCN2008-300x225Girls going to school.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lilian.jpglilianSuccess story!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/logo-small-for-web.jpgLogo-Small-for-Webhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/adidas-response-csh-17-womens-running-shoes-21126821.jpgadidas-response-csh-17-womens-running-shoes-211268212014-04-07T00:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/16/throwback-thursday-what-dad-was-doing-25-years-ago/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jan-1989-log-book.jpgJan 1989 log bookDad's log book, January 1989. I blurred out the names.2014-07-27T17:55:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/12/why-i-didnt-become-a-funeral-director/2014-01-16T14:45:48+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/06/digging-graves-in-extreme-cold/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tva_douglas_dam_jack_hammer.gifTVA_Douglas_Dam_jack_hammerIf this were Dale, he'd be wearing a parka and hat and gloves and probably Carhartt overalls. Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TVA_Douglas_Dam_jack_hammer.gifhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-05-at-7-02-50-pm.jpgScreen shot 2014-01-05 at 7.02.50 PM2014-01-29T13:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/03/wanted-a-young-adult-audience-for-my-book/2014-01-06T13:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2014/01/02/throwback-thursday-grandma-with-camera-c-1976/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kodak_brownie_hawkeye_flash.jpgKodak_Brownie_Hawkeye_FlashThe Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grandma-with-camera.jpgGrandma with camera2014-01-02T18:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/12/30/last-man-standing/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/080819-wake-hmed-840a-grid-6x2.jpg080819-wake-hmed-840a.grid-6x2Angel Pantoja Medina asked to be put in a standing position throughout his three-day wake. Photo credit: Juan Alicea Mercado/Associated Press.2013-12-31T02:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/12/27/throwback-thursday-a-day-late-christmas-35-years-ago/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas-1978.jpgChristmas 19782013-12-31T00:52:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/12/19/throwback-thursday-art-for-christmas/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/eve-fashion-plates.jpgEve Fashion platesEve playing with the Fashion Plates earlier this year. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/crayloa-kit.jpgCrayloa kitI loved this with all my heart.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/073108fashionplates.jpg073108fashionplateshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas-drawing.jpgChristmas drawingMy cousin, Bernadette, (left) and me at my house. I think this was after Christmas 1985. Notice my red watch! That was new for Christmas. I want to say it was a Swatch, but I can't be certain.2013-12-20T16:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/12/17/judy-garland-museum-in-grand-rapids-mn/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr15.jpgGR15According to the museum, Judy and her two sisters would practice their performances on this staircase landing.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr14.jpgGR14Little Judy in happier times.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr13.jpgGR13The house's living room. It's clear from the tour that this was a roomy, upper middle class house in the 1920s. Judy's parents were entertainers.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr10.jpgGR10https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr8.jpgGR8https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr7.jpgGR7The dining room with historically accurate wallpaper.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr6.jpgGR6https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr1.jpgGR1An Andy Warhol serigraph at the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minn. It was neat to see his signature in the bottom left corner--this print is No. 2 out of 10.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr-11.jpgGR 11A test dress from "Wizard of Oz" pre-production in the background. These ruby slippers are replicas. The museum had housed one of the four original pairs, but they were stolen in 2005. The case remains unsolved.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr-3.jpgGR 3The house Judy grew up in. It has been preserved and moved to the museum site on Highway 169 as you enter Grand Rapids from the south.2013-12-19T20:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/12/16/new-roads-traveled-grand-rapids-mn/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr21.jpgGR21SRT Funeral Home is on Highway 169 in Aitkin. Back in the day when this was built, you could be either a funeral director or mortician in Minnesota; the jobs were separated.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr20.jpgGR20It was cold Saturday morning! Well below zero. But that didn't stop me from tromping around the park. There was very little wind, so it was quite pleasant.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr19.jpgGR19The Mississippi River is rather small and very clean as it winds through Grand Rapids. The mighty Mississippi starts about 75 miles away, near the town of Bemidji.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr17.jpgGR17The scenery was so gorgeous in Grand Rapids. Northern Minnesota had received a great deal more snow than us in southern Minnesota. I'm also not used to seeing so many pine trees. The topography of this state is so varied.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr16.jpgGR16https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr-5.jpgGR 5The Village Bookstore in Grand Rapids has been in existence for more than 30 years. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gr-4.jpgGR 42013-12-16T16:28:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/12/12/throwback-thursday-the-barbie-dream-house/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jcpenney_19851.jpgJCPENNEY_1985The 1985 J.C. Penney Christmas catalog. I eagerly awaited its arrival in the mail each Christmas season as a child.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/barbie-dream-house.jpgbarbie-dream-houseWho had this lovely item? Can I come over and play?https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/barbie-motorhome.jpgBarbie motorhomeI could play for hours with this thing.2013-12-13T01:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/12/11/how-old-were-you-when-you-grandparents-died/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grandmagrandpa-hager.jpgGrandmaGrandpa HagerGrandma and Grandpa Hager, 1973. This photo was taken at their 45th wedding anniversary.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grandmagrandpaz.jpgGrandmaGrandpaZGrandpa and Grandma Zimny, c. 1969. This is a rare photo of both of them together. Grandma died in 1978, Grandpa in 1992. 2024-09-11T12:23:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/12/06/mandelas-funeral/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/19970315-princess-_2423590k.jpg19970315-princess-_2423590kTwo people who have left important legacies. Photo from Reuters.2013-12-11T12:37:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/27/they-love-reading-in-small-towns/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nr1.jpgNR1My high school English teacher, Mrs. Praxl! I remember her Brit Lit class so well. Ah, Chaucer!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nr2.jpgNR2My cousin, SueAnn, was there.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nr4.jpgNR4The fantastic library staff and volunteers! Mary (on the right) was my excellent guide throughout the day.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nrlibrary.jpgNRlibraryThe New Richland library recently relocated to the historic Odd Fellows building. It took a great effort to preserve the building and find a new use for it.2013-11-27T21:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/25/my-virtual-indies-first-day-november-30-30-off-books/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mn-bounty.jpgMN bountyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/readyforair.jpgreadyforairhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/vacation.jpgvacationhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/memory.jpgmemoryhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/thirty.jpgthirtyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/read-minnesota.jpgread minnesotaThe Holiday 2013 University of Minnesota Press catalog. Thirty percent off titles!2013-12-01T20:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/24/experimenting-with-filters/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bw-red-filter-nov-24.jpgBW red filter Nov 24Taken with a red filter, Nov. 24, 2013.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/polarized-nov-24.jpgPolarized Nov 242013-11-25T12:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/23/the-kennedy-kids-november-23-1963/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-22-at-3-39-57-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-11-22 at 3.39.57 PMA New York Times story from November 23, 1963.2013-11-24T00:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/22/50-years-ago-today/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/131030-jfk-jackie-dallas-1963-01.jpg131030-jfk-jackie-dallas-1963-01Art Rickerby—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images. The couple at Love Field, Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963.2013-11-22T13:36:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/21/throwback-thursday-my-dad-cost-44-50-in-1944/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hospital-bill.jpgHospital bill2013-11-22T13:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/14/a-site-to-remember-u-s-dakota-war/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/milford6.jpgmilford6Someone left a beer can behind. Classy.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/milford1.jpgmilford1A sunset shot of the Milford State Monument.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/milford-11.jpgmilford 11https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/milford-9.jpgmilford 9Because nothing says family picnic like the site of a massacre. I found the presence of this picnic table and grill odd.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/milford-8.jpgmilford 8https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/milford-7.jpgmilford 7https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/milford-5.jpgmilford 5The female figure is supposed to represent Mercury. The memorial was dedicated in 1929.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/milford-4.jpgmilford 4A plaque that lists those killed.2013-11-24T00:17:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/13/thirty-nine-years-ago-november-13-1974-an-early-throwback-thursday/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/amityville.jpgAmityvilleJust look at this cover! And I thought it was a good idea to read this by myself at night? 2013-11-14T13:47:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/08/r-i-p-jonathan-robinson-flynn/2013-11-08T13:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/07/throwback-thursday-christmas-at-the-zimnys-c-1970/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/89310014.jpg893100142013-11-08T13:27:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/04/featured-author-of-the-monthrachael-hanel/2013-11-07T13:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/11/01/guest-post-a-nondescript-cemetery-a-curse-a-friendship/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/loon-lake.jpgLoon lakehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/seth.jpgSethSethhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/loon-lake-2.jpgLoon Lake 2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/loon-lake3.jpgLoon Lake32013-11-01T14:44:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/10/28/would-you-attend-a-death-salon/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-28-at-7-57-22-am.pngScreen shot 2013-10-28 at 7.57.22 AMThe Atlantic article on L.A.'s recent death salon.2013-10-29T20:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/10/27/a-return-to-waseca-high/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/whs-41.jpgWHS 4The sign used to say "Waseca High School." Now 7th and 8th graders have been added to the mix. Just one of the many changes that took place in the last 20 years.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/whs6.jpgWHS6Thanks for the memories, Waseca High!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/whs-8.jpgWHS 8https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/whs-7.jpgWHS 7https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/whs-3.jpgWHS 3The location of my locker. The old, taller yellow lockers have been removed and replaced with these short, blue versions. My locker was to the left of that beam. A trash can or fire extinguisher (I can't remember which) was located right in front of the beam, which gave me a little extra elbow room, for which I was forever grateful. Ben's locker was to the right of the beam. I will also be forever grateful that Ben was my locker neighbor.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/whs-2.jpgWHS 2One of the hallways looking north. The doorways at the end of the hall used to lead directly outside. But a media center has been added on. It sure makes the view look a lot different than what i was used to!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/whs-1.jpgWHS 12013-11-07T13:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/10/19/they-love-books-in-le-sueur/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/le-sueur-9.jpgLe Sueur 9A tornado plowed through this area several years ago and took out all the huge trees at this cemetery. Every time I drive by, I'm a little sad because it looks so barren and desolate. These new trees are sure to grow, though.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/applesauce.jpgapplesauceI left with a gift of homemade applesauce! Tell me where, if you gave a reading in New York or L.A. or Chicago, you would get a gift like this!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/elysian-1.jpgLe Sueur 1Can I say how much I like driving at sunset on an October evening in Minnesota? The light was absolutely fabulous on the golden corn that remains.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/elysian-2.jpgLe Sueur 2I've driven by this cemetery dozens of times. It's near Cleveland on County Road 15. This is the first time I've stopped. I just had to take advantage of the light.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/elysian-3.jpgLe Sueur 3Outside of the Le Sueur Public Library.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/elysian-4.jpgelysian 4Seriously, all I really need when asked to attend an event is coffee and a lot of homemade baked goods! The bread, carrot cake bars, and cinnamon thing-ies were delicious!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/le-sueur-5.jpgle sueur 5How wonderful to see a donation that is used to buy books of Minnesota Book Award winners and finalists! https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/le-sueur-6.jpgLe Sueur 6Quilts of all sizes abounded in the library. Each quilt related to a book. The variety of quilts and skill of the quilters amazed me.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/le-sueur-7.jpgLe Sueur 7This quilt depicts the Wizard of Oz.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/le-sueur-8.jpgLe Sueur 8A couple of shelves of old Nancy Drew books! I camped out in front of a similar shelf at the Waseca library oh-so-many years ago.2013-10-19T21:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/10/15/warning-you-cant-talk-about-the-earths-population-without-a-little-controversy/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/no-babies.jpgno babieshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/countdown.jpgCountdown2013-10-20T18:41:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/10/14/adrian-petersons-grief/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/adrian_peterson_3x4.jpgadrian_peterson_3x42013-10-15T19:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/10/08/survey-of-most-recent-funeral-costs/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/american-way-of-death.jpgamerican-way-of-deathhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nfda-table-640x374-copy.jpgNFDA-Table-640x374 copy2013-10-08T12:08:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/10/07/haunting-post-mortem-photography/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/postmortem.jpgpostmortemSource: Facebook.com via Buzzfeed2013-10-09T00:42:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/10/05/st-mathias-cemetery-hampton-minn/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscn0706.jpgDSCN0706I normally am drawn to the older monuments in a cemetery and rarely visit the "newer" sections. But on my way back to my car, I saw this one straight ahead. After I really looked at it, I realized it was a Harley-Davidson emblem. This is one of the most unique recent monuments that I've seen.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscn0702.jpgDSCN0702I would love to know if this woman indeed remained a widow for more than 60 years. Her husband died in 1919, and she died in 1980. That would be pretty incredible.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscn0701.jpgDSCN0701And this one.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscn0697.jpgDSCN0697I love the detail on this one.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscn0703.jpgDSCN0703I came across a number of baby graves. The Christmas of 1925 must have been a sad one for the Van Guilder family.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscn0690.jpgDSCN0690It was a beautiful day for a country drive. The colors are just starting to pop here in southern Minnesota.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscn0685.jpgDSCN0685Detail from statue.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscn0684.jpgDSCN0684The requisite Catholic cemetery statue.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dscn0691.jpgDSCN06912013-10-08T11:54:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/10/02/living-with-the-dead-literally/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/toraja.jpgtorajaCourtesy of the Jakarta Post. According to the newspaper, the man on the left had been dead 80 years. 2013-10-02T16:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/09/26/a-robust-book-club-discussion/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/books.jpgbooksA stack o' books. I still love the spine that the U of MN Press came up with for my book.2013-09-27T12:12:42+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/09/21/taking-dedication-to-alma-mater-to-whole-new-level/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/columbariumfull.jpgcolumbariumfullThe U.S. Naval Academy has had a columbarium on site for more than 20 years.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/memorialgarden1.jpgMemorialGarden1Photo courtesy of Gustavus Adolphus College. This is an architectural drawing of the memorial garden at Gustavus.2013-09-23T17:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/09/19/matey-beware-its-national-pirates-day/2013-09-20T02:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/09/17/a-flash-conversation/2013-09-20T18:43:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/09/16/the-andy-warhol-grave-cam/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/warhol.jpgwarholPhoto courtesy of Conversations with Andy. His grave has become a shrine for the hundreds of fans who visit each year. Artist Madelyn Roehrig has videotaped fans at the grave for almost five years and photographed the objects and notes they leave behind. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-14-at-8-03-44-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-14 at 8.03.44 PMThis couple was visiting Andy Warhol's grave at 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. They spent several minutes at the grave and took many photos. When the walked into the camera frame while I was watching, it scared the crap out of me!2013-09-16T14:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/08/28/leave-it-to-larry/2013-08-28T12:23:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/08/22/neuilly-sur-seine-cemetery-paris/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nanterre_big-050.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nanterre-018.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nanterre_big-021.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nanterre_big-044.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAYou can see how the historical sits right in the shadow of the modern. Not everyone is pleased with this area of Paris--a little too modern, a little too suburban.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nanterre_big-052.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI need a translator!2013-10-08T14:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/08/20/elysian-fields/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/elysian2.jpgElysian2https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/elysian.jpgElysian2013-08-23T01:18:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/08/18/guess-whos-writing-a-memoir-aug-18-edition/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_1106.jpgIMG_1106Yes, I bought these when they came out, circa 1991. I really, really loved Twin Peaks.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/burgundy.jpgburgundyGuess who?2013-08-23T12:26:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/08/17/article-in-american-cemetery-magazine/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/american-cemetery-scan-clip.jpgAmerican Cemetery scan clipThe article appears in the August 2013 issue of American Cemetery magazine.2013-08-17T22:07:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/08/09/my-youtube-channel-is-up/2013-08-14T17:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/08/08/cemetery-book-club/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/joe2.jpgJoe2Glenwood Cemetery is Mankato's largest cemetery. It's laid out in that park format I like so much. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/annbw2.jpgAnnbw2We chose to read behind the "Macbeth" gravestone.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/crowd.jpgCrowdIs this what a cemetery book club might look like? The crowd at Glenwood Cemetery in Mankato for a reading was a little sparse, but we had fun!2013-08-10T12:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/07/31/is-scott-simon-violating-some-societal-taboo/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ssimon-9418d7c599af2bbc36aa4e207ad1484c8f1397bb-s6-c30.jpgssimon-9418d7c599af2bbc36aa4e207ad1484c8f1397bb-s6-c30Scott Simon is the host of NPR Weekend Edition. He's been tweeting his mother's dying days, garnering praise and criticism along the way. The fact that this has become such a big story reveals our society's thoughts about death and grief and what's appropriate.2013-08-01T15:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/07/24/book-giveaway/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/issue10.jpgissue10Midwestern Gothic, issue 10.2013-07-24T12:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/07/18/great-graveside-movie-scenes-part-i/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/depp.jpgdeppJohnny Depp, after "21 Jump Street" and before Jack Sparrow and Tonto. I'm no Johnny-come-lately to Johnny; I've been a fan since the late 1980s.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gilbert-grape.jpggilbert grapeWhat's Eating Gilbert Grape? 19932013-07-23T18:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/07/11/from-loss-beauty/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/urn11.jpgUrn1Michelle also makes smaller urns and keepsake mementoes.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/urn1.jpgUrn1Michelle also makes smaller urns and memento boxes.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/urn2.jpgUrn2Michelle's urns are beautifully displayed. The variety of glazes give them all a different tone and feel. In person, some of the reddish urns actually look like they're made of cedar. But they are all clay.2013-07-12T01:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/07/02/fifteen-beautiful-cemeteries-from-around-the-world/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/romania.jpgRomaniaRomanian cemetery. Photo by Adam Jones, Ph.D. http://www.flickr.com/photos/adam_jones/2013-07-02T11:11:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/06/26/a-cemetery-down-under/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/australia-1.jpgAustralia 1https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/australia-2.jpgAustralia 22013-07-02T11:04:24+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/06/17/rip-kahlil-1999-2013/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kahlil09-012.jpgKahlil09 012This was Kahlil's favorite position :) Take him for a walk, tire him out playing frisbee, and he'd be ready to kick back and snooze in the house.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/khalil_gibran.jpgKhalil_GibranKahlil Gibranhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/360_vonnegut_kurt0412.jpg360_vonnegut_kurt0412Kurt Vonnegut.2013-06-26T02:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/06/06/its-time-to-talk-about-my-hair-again-part-two-ecstasy/2013-06-06T11:55:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/06/04/the-self-curiosity-memoir/2013-06-04T18:18:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/06/03/an-uncomfortable-piece-of-the-past/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0882.jpgIMG_0882The front of the memorial near the 1862 graves.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0881.jpgIMG_0881The back of the memorial. Not all of those killed have gravestones. If you go to the cemetery, you might see just a small marker with a number. The numbers correlate to the names listed here.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0875.jpgIMG_0875https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0874.jpgIMG_0874Can anyone translate this? The best I can do is "This monument was ..." and "The dead who lie under this stone..."https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0873.jpgIMG_08732013-06-26T02:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/05/26/guest-post-a-memorial-day-poem/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/poppies.jpgpoppiesPhoto Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12285897@N00/3513362631/">Fr Antunes</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>2013-06-21T18:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/05/22/family-plots/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1771.jpgIMG_1771Photo provided by Lisa MB Simons.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc09939.jpgDSC09939Photo provided by Lisa MB Simons.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc09933.jpgDSC09933Photo provided by Lisa MB Simons.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc09951.jpgDSC09951Photo provided by Lisa MB Simons.2013-05-27T00:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/05/17/7-stories-i-heard-while-in-new-ulm/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0869.jpgIMG_0869A monument from the New Ulm City Cemetery. If you want to practice your German translation skills, go to New Ulm.2013-05-22T02:24:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/05/14/six-feet-under-resonates/2013-05-14T20:36:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/05/11/resurrection-mary-a-creepy-cemetery-story/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_08391.jpgIMG_0839https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0839.jpgIMG_0839The store window at The Book Cellar, Chicago. Barrie's book also has an awesome cover.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image15.jpgimage[15]Barrie and me at The Book Cellar, Chicago.2013-05-15T02:09:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/05/04/an-ethical-dilemma-in-the-boston-bombings-aftermath/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/12364944_14794d1055.jpg12364944_14794d1055Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49968232@N00/12364944/">Leo Reynolds</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>2013-05-07T11:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/05/02/top-views-from-st-marys-cemetery-winona-minn/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0818.jpgIMG_0818The graves of bishops.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0815.jpgIMG_0815https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0814.jpgIMG_0814https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0811.jpgIMG_0811https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0809.jpgIMG_0809A pretty day to visit a cemetery. St. Mary's in Winona is kind of tucked into a hillside. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0807.jpgIMG_0807I like where they placed my book at The Book Shelf! (All photos by author).2013-05-14T20:59:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/05/01/in-defense-of-the-ordinary/2013-05-02T12:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/04/25/a-great-example-of-a-cemetery-story/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0246.jpgDSCN0246Photo by author. Detail of Arthur Buckminster Fuller's gravestone at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0248.jpgDSCN0248Photo by author. The entire cenotaph.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0247.jpgDSCN0247Photo by author. A detail of the cenotaph.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0240.jpgDSCN0240Photo by author.2013-05-23T01:30:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/04/22/the-next-big-thing-sarah-stonich/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/stonich_vacationland.jpgstonich_vacationland2013-04-22T12:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/04/15/the-next-big-thing-a-report/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dakota-fanning-300.jpgdakota-fanning-300Dakota Fanninghttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/streep.jpgstreepMeryl Streephttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/john-c-reilly_1.jpgJohn-c-reilly_1John C. Reilly. Who doesn't love this guy?2013-04-18T11:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/04/14/images-and-tweets-from-the-minnesota-book-awards/2013-04-14T21:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/04/10/guest-post-rachael-hanel-well-be-the-last-ones-to-let-you-down/2013-04-10T16:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/04/09/macabre-and-lyrical/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/six-feet-under.jpgsix-feet-underThis was my life. Need I say more?https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/moz.jpgmoz"I wear black on the outside, cuz black is how I feel on the inside." Morrissey, how I love your lyrics about cemet'ry gates, graves, and talking to loved ones from beyond.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/twin-peaks-2.jpgTwin Peaks 2I watched every episode faithfully as it aired in 1990-91.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fargo1.jpgfargo1I would definitely describe the Coen brothers as "macabre and lyrical," wouldn't you? This is one of my favorite movies. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edwardscissorhands590.jpgEdwardScissorhands590"Edward Scissorhands," also one of my favorite movies. Gotta love the weirdness that is Tim Burton.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/madmen.jpgmadmenWould you classify "Mad Men" as macabre? It has its moments. I haven't latched on to a TV show like this in years (maybe since "Twin Peaks"), so it suggests to me there's something going on there. There's no shortage of death in this show, and look at the perfectly macabre and creepy mansion Betty has been living in the past couple of seasons.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/poe1.jpgpoe1I've enjoyed the dark sensibilities of Edgar Allen Poe over the years.2013-04-09T22:32:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/04/06/scenes-from-the-st-peter-book-festival/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0421.jpgDSCN0421https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0418.jpgDSCN0418https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0417.jpgDSCN0417https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0415.jpgDSCN0415https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0407.jpgDSCN0407https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0406.jpgDSCN0406The morning brunch/Movable Feast. Authors spent a few minutes at each table talking about their books. All 72 tickets sold out. Hopefully next year they will make it even bigger!2013-04-07T16:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/04/03/be-a-writer-be-a-writer/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0393.jpgDSCN0393Look at all the great ways students finished the sentence "Writing is..." (I threw profitable in there to be funny).https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0385.jpgDSCN0385I'm glad Jen brought guitars--that was a definite draw for our arts booth. Minneapolis musician and former Mankato resident Matt Marka (left) provided some good advice to students.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0391.jpgDSCN0391Um, yeah. Our table was next to the table with a puppy. I'm sure you can figure out who got more attention. 2013-04-09T01:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/04/02/neil-gaiman-our-town-and-memorial-benches/2013-04-05T17:29:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/30/a-detailed-burial-account/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/badalocchio_sisto-the_entombment_of_christ-normal.jpgBadalocchio_Sisto-The_Entombment_of_Christ.normalSisto Badalocchio, The Entombment of Christ, c. 1610. Look at the emotion and movement in this painting. 2013-03-30T12:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/29/drawn-to-the-stories-she-gathered-in-graveyards/2013-03-30T23:43:12+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/25/mr-dufaults-opus/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1981-band.jpg1981 bandThe 1981 Marching Jays, well before my time. But my sister is probably in this picture. Look at the size of that band! In Waseca, students WANTED to be in band; it was not a nerdy thing at all. Mr. Dufault was instrumental in creating that atmosphere. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/band-director.jpgband directorMr. Dufault leading the Marching Jays in a parade. I'm not sure of the year, but it looks like it might be the State Fair parade. That is the style of uniform I wore from 1990-1993, but I think this might be slightly earlier than that.2013-04-05T17:29:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/24/431/2013-03-24T21:53:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/22/if-a-cluttered-desk-is-a-sign-of-a-cluttered-mind/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0067.jpgDSC_0067Photo by Nicole Helget. Look at all the clutter on the countertop! And Anderson Cooper on the TV! I don't do well working in pure silence; I usually need some type of quiet background noise.2013-03-24T12:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/21/a-launch-week-report/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn0382.jpgDSCN0382My complimentary author copies arrived on Monday.2013-03-22T11:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/19/423/2013-03-20T13:05:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/18/422/2013-03-19T21:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/17/happy-st-patricks-day-from-a-girl-who-is-one-quarter-irish/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/grandma-z-birthday.jpgGrandma Zimny, nee Fitzpatrick2013-03-17T20:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/16/418/2013-03-17T00:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/14/i-like-the-spine/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_0679.jpgIMG_0679Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cover-concept-1_hanel.jpgcover concept 1_HanelIllustration by Ann Rosenquist Fee.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cover-concept-2_hanel_bw.jpgcover concept 2_Hanel_BWPhoto by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/picture-044.jpgPicture 044Photo by author.2013-03-18T21:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/12/my-first-time-awp/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_0676.jpgIMG_0676I just had to buy one. Love the design!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn0329.jpgDSCN0329AWP was held in Boston this year. This cool old fire engine building was across the street from the Hynes Convention Center. Photo by author. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0004.jpgDSC_0004Nick Healy, me, and Nicole Helget at Uno restaurant in Boston. Photo courtesy of Nicole Helget. Photo taken by unnamed waitress.2013-03-14T01:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/10/a-cemetery-of-significance/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn0265.jpgDSCN0265Another view of the Bigelow Chapel. I was happy to see some color in that shrub.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn0268.jpgDSCN0268The snow and the stark March landscape lent a perfect atmosphere to my Mount Auburn visit.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn0228.jpgDSCN0228View from Washington Tower.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn0213.jpgDSCN0213The Bigelow Chapel at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.2013-03-14T01:36:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/09/at-awp/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130309-133128.jpg20130309-133128.jpghttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130309-133046.jpg20130309-133046.jpg2013-03-09T19:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/03/03/so-you-want-to-write/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dog.jpgdogFlickr image by Akane Yamada. I think this dog has persistence. 2013-03-10T19:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/02/26/see-dad-dead/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/thirty.jpgThirty Rooms to Hide InThirty Rooms to Hide In, by Luke Longstreet Sullivan.2013-02-26T13:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/02/24/bubbas-digging/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/digger-odell.jpgDigger O'DellA playing card stamped with Dad's business information, 1980s. 2013-02-24T23:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/02/20/a-guest-post/2013-02-22T20:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/02/17/whats-wrong-with-writing-about-grief-and-loss/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crying-girl.jpgCrying-GirlRoy Lichtenstein's "Crying Girl"2013-03-02T14:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/02/11/the-art-of-the-cemetery/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mtauburn.jpgmtauburnMount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. Mount Auburn, founded in 1831, is considered the nation's first "park" cemetery. Photo from collection of Mount Auburn Cemetery Archives.2013-02-15T22:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/02/10/editors-vs-agents/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/routes.jpgroutesWhat route will you take? Agent or editor?2013-03-02T14:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/02/08/free-free-five-days-left-for-goodreads-giveaway/2013-02-10T19:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/02/07/social-networking-and-grief/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1408755246_04496427ef.jpg1408755246_04496427efPhoto Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7631229@N02/1408755246/">lastquest</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>2013-02-15T02:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/01/27/wakes-move-from-homes-to-community-centers/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/northview-building.jpgNorthview buildingMankato Mortuary's Northview facility.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/funeralhome.jpgfuneralhomeThis is a good example of the types of funeral homes I remember as a youth. Where have they all gone?2013-02-07T13:33:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/01/23/the-home-before-there-were-funeral-homes/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/wake.jpgScribners June 1892, Collection of Maggie Land Blanck, artist, C Broughton. From http://www.maggieblanck.com/NewYork/Life.html2013-02-07T13:33:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/01/18/guess-whos-writing-a-memoir-jan-18-2013-edition/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/chris-kluwe.jpgThe jersey should be a major hint.2013-01-19T19:12:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/01/14/support-your-local-authors/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bookstorebw-009.jpgBookstoreBW 0092013-01-19T19:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/01/13/you-wont-believe-the-error-i-caught/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn0157.jpgDSCN0157Whoops!2013-02-18T21:39:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/01/07/the-meaning-of-friend/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kahlilmay08-005.jpgKahlilMay08 005My whippet, Kahlil. Photo by author.2013-01-14T16:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/01/04/326/2013-01-04T13:41:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/01/03/enter-to-win-an-advance-copy-of-my-book/2013-01-03T13:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2013/01/02/finding-solace-in-art/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/morrissey.jpgmorrisseyMorrissey.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/olivierhamlet1.gifolivierhamlet1Laurence Olivier as Hamlet.2013-01-02T23:12:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/30/mausoleum-accolades/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mausoleum-2.jpgmausoleum 2Mausoleum at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis. Photo courtesy HGA Architects.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mausoleum-1.jpgmausoleum 1Lakewood Cemetery Mausoleum, Minneapolis. Photo courtesy HGA Architects.2013-01-06T21:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/30/313/2012-12-30T21:24:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/27/a-friends-memoir-now-available/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/51zv-vc2s5l-_aa160_.jpg51Zv-vc2s5L._AA160_2012-12-28T20:49:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/26/my-top-5-books-of-2012/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/books-026.jpgBooks 026Most definitely not the number of books I read this year. Photo by author.2012-12-28T15:34:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/20/more-thoughts-on-the-newtown-wakes/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/peace-monument.jpgpeace monumentPeace Monument, Washington, D.C. Grief weeping against the shoulder of History.2012-12-24T17:33:12+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/19/two-thoughts-about-newtown/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/chapter-5.jpgChapter 5Zimmerman gravestone, Calvary Cemetery, Waseca, Minnesota2012-12-22T00:17:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/14/anns-fashion-tarot-death/2012-12-15T15:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/08/lambs-and-pinwheels-and-balloons/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_6543.jpgIMG_6543Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_6555.jpgIMG_6555Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/babies.jpgPrintPhoto by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_6551.jpgIMG_6551Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_6541.jpgIMG_6541Photo by author.2012-12-13T19:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/07/279/2012-12-08T22:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/12/01/community-part-2/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/photo.jpgphotoWagon Wheel Stories by Dave Engen and John Cross.2015-11-16T15:33:48+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/18/a-somber-anniversary/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the_siege_of_new_ulm_minn.jpgThe_Siege_of_New_Ulm_MinnThe Siege of New Ulm2012-11-24T22:54:31+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/24/advice-from-edwidge-danticat/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0005.jpgDSCN0005Me and Edwidge Danticat. Authors are like my rock stars. 2012-11-27T13:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/21/online-magazine-celebrates-art-that-comes-from-the-rural/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_6290.jpgIMG_6290Photo by author2012-11-24T16:16:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/16/my-path-to-a-university-press/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hanel-cover-small.jpgHanel cover smallAlready the University of Minnesota Press staff is doing a great job with my book!2012-11-21T12:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/14/its-university-press-week/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/banner-upweek2012.gifbanner.upweek20122012-11-15T04:17:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/11/cemeteries-in-the-spotlight/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/6chase.jpg6chaseKen Flies has been tracking down graves of Minnesota soldiers killed in the Civil War. Photo by Jerry Holt, Minneapolis Star Tribune. Appeared in Nov. 11 edition of the StarTribune.2012-11-15T01:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/10/community-part-1/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1913499041_c255adb5ae.jpg1913499041_c255adb5aeKatz's Deli, New York. Photo by peasap (http://www.flickr.com/people/peasap/).2015-11-16T15:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/08/guess-whos-writing-a-memoir-nov-8-edition/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lita-ford-2-sized.jpglita-ford-2-sized2012-11-10T13:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/07/traipsing-through-the-cemetery-collecting-names/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/glenwood-010.jpgGlenwood 010Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato, Minn. Photo by author. 2012-11-10T13:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/04/oliver-sacks-hallucinations/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1sacks1104.jpg1sacks11042012-11-09T23:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/11/01/a-twist-on-national-novel-writing-month/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/9780307744432.jpeg97803077444322012-11-03T16:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/28/sit-your-tookis-in-the-chair/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscn2930.jpgDSCN2930This is what too many "how to write" books looks like. This is from my personal collection. See below.2012-10-31T01:36:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/25/cookies-music-and-books/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0547.jpgIMG_0547Kirstin and her gold record.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0552.jpgIMG_0552Mankato's very own Tune Town music store.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0548.jpgIMG_0548Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0546.jpgIMG_0546Record cookies. Don't look too closely! 2012-10-26T12:39:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/21/a-digital-friend-comes-to-life/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6461.jpgIMG_6461Rachael and Stacy2012-10-25T23:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/18/busting-myths-about-the-five-stages-of-grief/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/101521143.jpg1015211432012-10-19T12:38:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/15/book-publicity-tips/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/read-me.jpgread.meTaken from http://1stgradecurtis.blogspot.com/2012/09/first-grade-through-looking-glass.html2012-10-17T00:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/14/twin-cities-book-festival-2012/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscn2923.jpgDSCN2923Some of the info I picked up on Saturday. Submit, submit, submit! I plan to. https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/kcm.jpgKCMKirstin Cronn-Mills at the Flux table with her book, Beautiful Music for Ugly Children. Photo by Rachael Hanel.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscn29221.jpgDSCN2922https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscn2922.jpgDSCN29222012-10-15T22:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/10/some-questions-about-gravedigging/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lastdance.jpglastdanceStudents in Dr. Don Ebel's Sociology of Death class read this book. I need to add it to my reading list.2012-10-17T16:36:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/07/an-evening-of-rural-art/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/raca.jpgRACAhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/goth-mom_corn.jpgGoth mom_cornThe best outfit of the evening.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oates.jpgOateshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rachael-reading.jpegrachael readingPhoto courtesy of Nicole Helgethttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/amy_raca.jpgAmy_RACAAmy Korteumhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/brian_raca.jpgBrian_RACABrian Frink, artist and host extraordinairehttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rachael_corn.jpgRachael_cornRachael at Poor Farm Studios, Mankato, Minnesota2012-10-09T00:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/05/what-do-you-think/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hanel-cover-small1.jpgHanel cover smallCourtesy University of Minnesota Presshttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hanel-cover-small.jpgHanel cover smallCourtesy University of Minnesota Press2012-10-16T06:08:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/10/04/a-review-of-it-takes-you-over/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/9780898232639.jpg97808982326392012-10-05T18:39:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/30/my-review-of-wild-by-cheryl-strayed/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wild1.jpgwildhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wild.jpgwild2012-10-09T00:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/28/guess-whos-writing-a-memoir-sept-28-edition/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bach.jpgbach2012-09-30T22:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/26/rural-arts-launches/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/raca.jpgRACAThe flyer for the RACA launch.2012-09-26T12:36:09+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/22/thats-a-lot-of-kids/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hagerfamily.jpgHagerfamilyThe 14 kids of the Hager family, c. 19572012-09-28T12:13:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/20/ngaben-death-the-balinese-way/2012-09-20T11:50:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/19/lay-some-flowers-on-my-grave/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/daughter-detail.jpgDaughter detailhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/emmagrave1.jpgEmmagrave1Emma Manske grave, Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Mankato, Minnesota2014-09-17T12:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/17/famous-residents-living-and-dead-but-mostly-dead/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/alzado.jpgalzadohttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/virgilearp.jpgVirgilEarphttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/river-view.jpgriver viewPhoto from www.riverviewcemetery.org2012-09-19T12:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/13/writing-prompt-your-parents-at-work/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wall-mural.jpgwall muralFlickr photo by UGArdener. Wall mural in Yellow Springs, Ohio.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/limbo.jpeglimbohttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/working.jpegworking2012-09-16T21:34:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/06/art-in-rural-america/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_6290.jpgIMG_6290Photo by authorhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/raca_logo.jpgraca_logoRACA logo, courtesy of RACA website2012-09-12T17:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/03/1970s-redux-on-film/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/redford-langley-vancouver.jpgredford-langley-vancouverImage from http://www.caughtonset.com/category/the-company-you-keep/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/argo.jpgargoClaire Folger / Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.2012-09-16T22:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/09/01/five-questions/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/claire-bidwell-smith-headshot-2-1024x685.jpgClaire-Bidwell-Smith-Headshot-2-1024x685Claire Bidwell Smith2012-09-04T21:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/29/on-my-wish-list-for-years/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dscn2900.jpgDSCN2900Photo by author.2012-09-04T21:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/29/swimming-lake-superior/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0491.jpgIMG_0491Photo by Molly Pennings. I could see Duluth's scenic Lift Bridge while swimming. Beautiful!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0489.jpgIMG_04892012-09-14T20:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/27/what-she-said/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/corpuschristi09-006.jpgCorpusChristi09 006Photo by author. I believe it was the scene that features Mary Jean and Lucille (my aunts who died as babies in 1933) that caused Nicole's reaction.2012-09-04T21:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/24/my-memoir-pretty-much-like-your-life/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/memoirs.gifmemoirsillustration by Roz Chast2012-08-29T20:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/22/whats-your-favorite-memoir/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fun-home.jpgfun home2012-08-27T00:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/21/do-you-envy/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/envy.jpgenvyFlickr photo by Darren Tunnicliff2012-09-12T16:57:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/17/102/2012-08-17T22:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/15/please-stand-by/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/desk.jpgdeskFlickr photo by Robert S. Donovan2012-08-17T22:42:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/14/do-you-collect-the-dark/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mbflowers1.jpgMBflowersphoto by authorhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mbflowers.jpgMBflowersphoto by authorhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chapter-4.jpgChapter 4Grandpa Hager (my dad's dad), 1975. I grew up with this picture in our family photo album.2012-08-17T12:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/11/what-i-did-on-an-august-11-morning/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0467.jpgIMG_0467Photo by authorhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0466.jpgIMG_0466Photo by author2012-08-12T21:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/10/she-stops-by-a-cemetery-great/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lepore.jpgleporePhoto credit: Suzanne Kreiter, The Boston Globe / Getty Images2012-08-19T23:44:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/09/why-should-anyone-care-that-i-write/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pencil.jpgpencilphoto by Katie Harris2012-08-13T15:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/06/mankato-free-press-article/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rachael-free-press.jpgRachael Free PressPhoto by John Cross2012-08-10T20:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/08/01/where-did-all-the-trees-go/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0437.jpgIMG_0437Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato, Minnesota. On a hill. Photo by author.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/st-marys-web.jpgSt-Marys-webPhoto by author2012-08-01T17:21:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/30/lyrics-vs-music/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/morrissey.jpgmorrisseyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/maiden.jpgmaiden2012-07-31T01:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/25/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/183356975_cd5fa29660.jpg183356975_cd5fa29660Photo by Lali Masriera2012-08-01T10:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/20/a-lesson-on-writing-from-riding/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/61603566_wiggins-getty.jpg_61603566_wiggins-gettyApparent 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins. Photo by Getty Images. I love his sideburns. He has all the makings of a great character, but we need to know more.2012-07-23T13:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/19/the-breath-of-corn/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/corn.jpgcornPhoto by James Jorden2012-07-24T13:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/16/do-we-need-digital-graveyard-stories/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/picture-004.jpgPicture 004Photo by author2012-07-23T01:30:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/15/three-cemetery-moments/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/picture-036.jpgPicture 036Marysburg, near Mankato, Minn. (Photo by author)2012-07-16T14:08:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/12/what-do-you-remember-of-libraries-in-the-summer/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/james.jpgJamesJames, Diane's youngesthttps://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/winnebago-3.jpgWinnebago 311-year-old Grant. He's writing a book, which I think is fabulous!https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/winnebago-1.jpgWinnebago 1Deciding what types of food would be good to take on an Antarctic expedition.2012-07-16T14:09:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/11/a-life-in-her-own-words/2012-08-07T14:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/08/honoring-the-wishes-of-the-dead/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/400px-camilla_hall_with_an_umbrella.jpg400px-Camilla_Hall_with_an_umbrellaCamilla Hall.https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chapter-2_a.jpgChapter 2_a2020-09-18T20:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/03/sherlock-holmes-comes-to-minnesota/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/image_mini.jpgimage_mini2012-07-04T01:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/07/01/books-in-our-house-feel-apart/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/books.jpgbooks2012-07-03T03:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/06/30/rachaels-book-should-look-like-rachael/https://rachaelhanel.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cover-concept-1_hanel.jpgcover concept 1_Hanel2012-07-04T12:30:53+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.me/2012/06/28/hello-world/2012-06-30T19:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rachaelhanel.medaily1.02024-09-11T12:23:34+00:00