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St. Michael’s, Alnwick, England

May 21, 2018

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a proper cemetery visit with a good camera. I’m in Alnwick, England, …

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They love books in Le Sueur!

October 19, 2013

I had the privilege of being the guest speaker at the Friends of the Le Sueur Library annual meeting on …

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St. Mathias Cemetery, Hampton, Minn.

October 5, 2013

I spoke at the Hastings Pleasant Hill Library today and on my way back home, I took a spontaneous visit …

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A great example of a cemetery story

April 25, 2013

My favorite thing about going into a cemetery is walking among the gravestones and deducing the stories of people buried …

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Famous residents, living and dead (but mostly, dead)

September 17, 2012

In 2003 I went to a writing conference at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. For a workshop assignment, …

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Where did all the trees go?

August 1, 2012

Driving on country roads or rural highways in southern Minnesota, you go miles without seeing anything other than farms and …

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