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Look to childhood for the answers

January 10, 2019

Photo Credit: wuestenigel Flickr via Compfight cc What did you enjoy doing when you were a little kid? I loved …

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Are you a “Straddler”?

December 23, 2018

This is my dad. He’s probably 11 or 12, which would make it right around 1955. He’s having fun in …

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The Minnesota ag school tour

March 28, 2014

Today I’m in Morris for the Prairie Gate Literary Festival. I’ve never been to this part of the state before–I …

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I’m offering a writing class for young adults

January 29, 2014

I’m thrilled to say that I will be a teaching artist at The Loft in Minneapolis for the first time …

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Throwback Thursday: Living the Dream

January 9, 2014

Another semester begins on Monday. This got me thinking about how often I’ve approached the start of a new school …

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Wanted: A young adult audience for my book

January 3, 2014

In the past couple of months, I’ve given high school presentations in St. Clair, Waseca, and New Richland. When my …

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Be a writer! Be a writer!

April 3, 2013

I was so pleased to have the opportunity to talk to area 10th-graders at Mankato’s Career Expo. Three of us …

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