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I grew up on a small dairy farm in Minnesota. Had no idea I'd become a writer one day, but I enjoyed history and English classes in high school–along with lots of outdoor and team sports. Too skinny for football, good at basketball, great glove at third base but couldn't hit a curveball to save my life.

Off to college at Saint Cloud State University (Minnesota), and then the University in Minneapolis, as an "undeclared major," but eventually decided upon English. I graduated with my B.A. in English in 1972 at the height of the Vietnam period, which was a difficult time for everybody. To clear my head and figure out what to do about the draft, I went to California for work and school. The war ended, thankfully, and I landed in the Stanford W...more


"I've mentioned earlier in this blog my experience as a judge for last year's National Book Awards, Young Adult panel. It involved reading 278 novels in a short summer. I knew I'd learn a lot about writing in the process, but was unprepared for the "hangover" effect upon my writing.

In a nutshell, the whole experience has shaken my confidence. There are so many good writers out there, and a trul... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on September 01, 2012 06:42 • 71 views
Average rating: 3.74 · 1,732 ratings · 392 reviews · 20 distinct works · Similar authors
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“Sometimes I feel as if there's an explanation to my life that continues to escape me; that I've missed something noble, something sublime; that in some way I have cheated myself...life is so strange, so harsh.”
Will Weaver, A Gravestone Made of Wheat

“She wrote that she, too, always felt an outsider "...even to myself.”
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“No escape--like life itself.”
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