Little adults: The end of an era?
A woman at the Carlyle book club last week posed a good question. In my book, I write about a …
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Wanted: A young adult audience for my book
In the past couple of months, I’ve given high school presentations in St. Clair, Waseca, and New Richland. When my …
Throwback Thursday: Art for Christmas
I loved receiving crafty, drawing-type of things at Christmas. Here’s what Bernadette and I were working on: I spent hours …
A return to Waseca High
I realize most people relish their high school graduation day because it means they don’t ever have to go back …
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 …
Is Scott Simon violating some societal taboo?
Perhaps you’ve heard of NPR’s Scott Simon this week—he’s getting a lot of attention for tweeting his thoughts and observations …
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, …
Family plots
I’m excited to post the first installment in what I hope will be a regular series on my blog. I …
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 …
Be a writer! Be a writer!
I was so pleased to have the opportunity to talk to area 10th-graders at Mankato’s Career Expo. Three of us …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 