Cemeteries in the spotlight
Today we celebrate Veterans’ Day by honoring those who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. armed forces. …
Tag Archives: Minnesota
Community, Part 1
This is the first part of a two-part series on the notion of “community.” I’ve come across a couple of …
Twin Cities Book Festival 2012
Nothing makes me love my state more than seeing it in all its literary glory. The Minnesota Book Awards …
An evening of rural art
On Saturday, Oct. 6, I attended the RACA (Rural American Contemporary Art) magazine launch at Brian and Wilbur Frink’s Poor …
A review of IT TAKES YOU OVER
I spent a delightful few days in the different worlds Nick Healy has crafted in his debut short-story collection, It …
Rural America Contemporary Art launches!
The great folks at the Rural America Contemporary Art organization are celebrating the launch of the RACA magazine and blog …
“Lay Some Flowers On My Grave”
This photo was among many collected by a great-aunt of my husband’s. My interest in cemeteries had led me to …
Art in rural America
Rural artists (and those who love them) should check out the new RACArt (Rural America Contemporary Art) website, founded by …
What she said
One of the writers I most admire in the world, Nicole Helget, posted this to my Facebook timeline on Sunday: …
My memoir: Pretty much like your life
I think mine is right in the middle. Nothing extraordinary, just a Midwestern perspective on life and death. Big publishers …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 