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The inaugural memoir/yoga workshop

October 7, 2018

Just look at this space. It was perfect for writing and yoga. I spent the weekend of Sept. 28-30 here, …

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Memoir and yoga workshop, Grand Marais, Minnesota, Sept. 28-30

September 4, 2018

Lake Superior at Grand Marais, Minnesota. Photo by author. I am thrilled to be teaching at the Grand Marais Art …

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Grand Marais Art Colony memoir workshop, 2017

July 20, 2017

For the second year in a row, I taught a memoir workshop at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Grand Marais …

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4 reasons to take my memoir workshop in Grand Marais July 15-16

June 23, 2017

You totally want to be here, right? This is a completely awesome place on earth to write for a weekend. …

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Memoir class, July 15-16, Grand Marais, Minnesota

January 3, 2017

I’m so excited to offer again a memoir workshop weekend in Grand Marais this year! I had a fabulous time …

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Writing workshop: Grand Marais, Minnesota

June 6, 2016

If you’ve never been to Grand Marais, it’s the perfect place to bask in creativity. The town, in the very …

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So you’re a published author. It will be easy to get another book published. Think again.

November 20, 2015

On November 5, a powerhouse trio of Minnesota writers entertained those of us who descended upon Grand Marais for a festival …

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What is the best location for a writing festival?

November 7, 2015

I looked forward to this for months: the first North Shore Readers & Writers Festival in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Grand …

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I found the best epitaph ever in Grand Marais

November 6, 2015

I like to visit cemeteries when I travel — this is usually the first thing I do once I get …

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When CAN you sue someone for what was written?

October 22, 2015

A few seats are still open for my craft seminar at the North Shore Readers and Writers Festival in Grand …

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