Rachael Hanel's Blog, page 18
August 5, 2018
Thinking about Elton John
I want to like Elton John. I appreciate him — I think he’s immensely talented and his longevity and originality …
July 22, 2018
What’s the hurry?
I’m slowly reading Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life, which I bought at the gift shop at Holy Island …
July 19, 2018
11 words for writers
More from Susan Sontag on writing from the esteemed Maria Popova at BrainPickings. Popova just started a “Midweek pick-me-up” email …
July 18, 2018
A most influential book, and a most influential teacher
This book showed up at my house a couple of weeks ago. It came from my friend John, who was …
July 5, 2018
One key to becoming a better writer
Photo Credit: cobalt123 Flickr via Compfight cc I’m teaching a writing class this summer at my university. It’s the first …
July 2, 2018
I <3 book clubs!
When my book first came out in 2013, I knew of a lot of book clubs (especially in the Mankato …
June 22, 2018
What do you want to quit?
Photo Credit: Sheep”R”Us Flickr via Compfight cc. I’m sure alpaca farmers also feel pressure to be successful by the world’s …
June 10, 2018
Direct action, then and now
Last Wednesday I participated in a discussion after a screening of the documentary The Gentleman Bank Robber at Bryant-Lake Bowl in …
May 21, 2018
St. Michael’s, Alnwick, England
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a proper cemetery visit with a good camera. I’m in Alnwick, England, …
May 11, 2018
When the singer-songwriter’s life turns tragic
It’s been my theory that fans of bands fall into one of two camps: 1) They like the music. 2) …
