Rachael Hanel's Blog, page 15
May 17, 2019
Reblog: The grief-stricken families left behind after SLA shootout
via The grief-stricken families left behind after SLA shootout Today (May 17) is the 45th anniversary of the shootout with …
May 5, 2019
Minnesota, I love you so much and here’s why
It’s no secret that I love Minnesota (see also here and here). But last week Minnesota wooed me anew, like a …
May 1, 2019
Look back to move forward
I carry a notebook with me almost everywhere. This is just something writers do. I wish I could say my …
April 20, 2019
On Visuals in Creative Nonfiction
Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
Rachael Hanel By Rachael Hanel One question I often ponder as I read creative nonfiction: Why…
Rachael Hanel By Rachael Hanel One question I often ponder as I read creative nonfiction: Why…
April 13, 2019
Essay collection review: All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine
What do you do when life ceases to make sense? When your 65-year-old mom is diagnosed with a childhood cancer, …
April 3, 2019
The natural cycles of reading
Seasons and days have their own rhythms. You plant in the spring, harvest in the fall, sleep at night and …
March 28, 2019
Martin Zellar on community, success, and perseverance
View this post on Instagram Martin Zellar and the Hardways soundcheck for an amazing Storytellers show tonight. A post shared …
March 20, 2019
The value of a creative arts degree
Photo Credit: Thomas Hawk Flickr via Compfight cc I talked to a young woman the other day at MNSU who …
March 7, 2019
When you know the answer, what keeps you reading (or watching)?
I love reading narrative nonfiction, and that’s the genre for my current writing project. Because I’m in the revision stage …
February 23, 2019
REBLOG: If Wishes Were Horses — BREVITY’s Nonfiction Blog
Life is about figuring out your priorities. What you put at #1 is going to push something else down to …
