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January 4, 2016
Writing prompts courtesy of Mad Men
I love Mad Men. I loved it when I watched it on AMC and I’m loving it now as …
December 29, 2015
Review: Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s
I spent the day after Christmas with the photo book Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s. Photographer Mike Evangelist perfectly captured …
December 22, 2015
Photojournalism by one of the best in the business
Some photographers are splashy and flashy. They may use a lot of effects and create magnificent works of art. But …
December 16, 2015
From rejection slips to a book: Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson
Here’s Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson, author ofThe Nice Thing About Strangers.Part I was published on Tuesday, …
December 15, 2015
A new book: “Focus on the good things”
I wonder if Paige Erickson would be willing to do a “Freaky Friday”-type of switch with me? Paige, whom I …
December 14, 2015
Patti Smith’s “M Train”
I don’t often post my Goodreads reviews here. But if I find a work of creative nonfiction to be exceptional, …
December 11, 2015
Do I Have an Essay Here? Thoughts on Writing Small
By Rachel Hanel After years of writing “big,” how do I make the transition to “small”? For the first time …
December 9, 2015
Cemeteries and urban sprawl
The second of a multi-part series on cemeteries, taken from an early draft of my memoir.You can read Part I …
December 3, 2015
Look for the trees
Thisis the first of an multi-part series on cemeteries. This is taken from an early draft of my memoir. My …
November 30, 2015
My choice for best academic book of 2015
My choice for Inside Higher Ed‘s Readers’ Choice Awards for best academic book published this year: #IHEReadersChoice “Dead Matter” about …
