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What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 20)

August 20, 2015

I didn’t intend for this to qualify as #tbt, but I guess all of the things making me happy take …

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What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 14)

August 14, 2015

Music, news, and writing. Cheap Trick, Vetter Stone Amphitheater, Mankato. These rockers were in top form. I went through a …

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What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 7)

August 7, 2015

This week: school, writing the “other,” writing in general.

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The one writing tip that is getting me through the days

August 3, 2015

I like to write at home, as long as it’s fairly quiet. I actually do my most focused writing outside …

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4 tips for writing sadness

July 30, 2015

Recently my friend and I were talking about how heavy it can be to write sad stories. She’s writing a …

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What’s making me happy this week (July 29)

July 29, 2015

My favorite reads from the past week: “You Just Got Out of Prison: Now What?” New York Times magazine. So …

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We know the ending. So why do we read?

July 13, 2015

If you’re reading a novel and someone who has already read it talks about it, you might say, “Stop! I …

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Relaxation: That’s what is making me happy this week

July 6, 2015

July Fourth, newspapers, and writing groups.

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What’s making me happy (June 29)

June 29, 2015

Glen Campbell, podcasts, and book festivals.

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Sorry, trees!

June 23, 2015

Sometimes a writer just has to make hard copies.

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