Cemeteries and urban sprawl
The second of a multi-part series on cemeteries, taken from an early draft of my memoir. You can read Part I …
Tag Archives: memoir
Look for the trees
This is the first of an multi-part series on cemeteries. This is taken from an early draft of my memoir. My …
When CAN you sue someone for what was written?
A few seats are still open for my craft seminar at the North Shore Readers and Writers Festival in Grand …
What are your favorite “discovery” memoirs?
I couldn’t have said it better myself, so I’m not really going to try. I encourage you to read this …
“I don’t envision myself as someone who’s going to write about rainbows and butterflies”
Thanks to my virtual friend (though I’m pretty sure she exists in the flesh) Linda K. Sienkiewicz for letting me …
The influence of place on writing
In July, I was part of a panel presentation for Augsburg low-residency MFA students. I sat on the panel with …
Mankato’s Deep Valley Book Festival
If you’re in Mankato on Sunday, I’d love to see you at the Deep Valley Book Festival, a celebration of …
What’s making me happy this week (June 12)
This week features sunsets, writers, and postcards.
Do you want to know what constitutes effective creative nonfiction? Here’s a great list
A must-read for anyone writing creative nonfiction.
5 things I learned about writing from Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home
I consider Fun Home to be the perfect memoir.
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 