One cause of writer’s block

February 8, 2016

How am I supposed to get any writing done with this in the house? Follow me on Instagram: rachael_hanel Trophy’s …

3 Things Making Me Happy This Week (May 15)

May 15, 2015

Minnesota, puppies, and Frida Kahlo.

March 13, 2015

Three things making me happy this week. A novel, cycling, and my dog.

February 18, 2015

I’m not surprised that Patty Hearst pops up again. However, I didn’t expect her to pop up at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.

February 13, 2015

Saul, making music, and safe whippets. The Feb. 13 entry of what’s making me happy.

November 9, 2014

It’s Sunday, November 9. We put off the dishes, delay doing the laundry. Work that needs to be done for …

June 17, 2014

June 13 marked one year since our sweet Kahlil died. I’ve been feeling kind of weird this June–the weather and …

June 17, 2013

I’ve been out of pocket for a few weeks, extremely distracted and disinterested in anything related to writing. We had …

January 7, 2013

This column of mine appeared in the January 2013 issue of Mankato Magazine: My husband, David, likes to tell the …