St. Mathias Cemetery, Hampton, Minn.
I spoke at the Hastings Pleasant Hill Library today and on my way back home, I took a spontaneous visit …
Tag Archives: Minnesota
A robust book club discussion
I’ve visited several book clubs that have read my book, many recently in the months of August and September. Have …
Elysian fields
From my book: “On magical spring days I clip my feet into bicycle pedals and cruise along country roads. The …
From loss, beauty
On Tuesday, I visited Michelle Kaisersatt’s studio in St. Peter, Minnesota. Michelle has done beautiful pottery work for years—vases, chalices, …
An uncomfortable piece of the past
As many times as I’ve been to New Ulm, I had not yet gone through the cemeteries prior to May …
“The Next Big Thing”–Sarah Stonich
I’m so pleased to host on my blog the questions author Sarah Stonich has answered as part of The Next …
Images and tweets from the Minnesota Book Awards
I had the pleasure of attending the Minnesota Book Awards on Saturday night at the Minneapolis Hilton. I went to …
The “home” before there were funeral “homes”
Thanks to a Facebook friend, I came across the Avenidas Funeral Chapel‘s information page on the social networking site. This …
Community, Part 2
In November I wrote a short post that revolved around the notion of community. I consider community an integral part …
Online magazine celebrates art that comes from the rural
I’ve blogged before about the cool things going on at Rural America Contemporary Art (RACA), but now the fine folks …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 