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December 8, 2014

Facts Don’t Get in the Way of the Truth

Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
A guest post fromRachael Hanel Rachael Hanel As someone who writes nonfiction exclusively, it’s no surprise…
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Published on December 08, 2014 06:15

December 3, 2014

Repost: My review of Wild by Cheryl Strayed

NOTE: I published this post in September 2012. With Wild the movie about to hit theaters, I thought I would …

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Published on December 03, 2014 11:46

December 2, 2014

Who knew his first wife was so famous?

My friend Kara turned me on to this obituarythat appeared recently in the Minneapolis StarTribune. Occasionally you see obits written …

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Published on December 02, 2014 06:59

November 25, 2014

3 ways to cultivate thankfulness

Be active this Thanksgiving! Don't simply give thanks, but cultivate it.

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Published on November 25, 2014 05:19

November 16, 2014

Connecting readers with writers

I had the honor of being part of the inaugural Bookmatch event, which was held Nov. 8 at Central …

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Published on November 16, 2014 12:46

November 12, 2014

What I looked like 40 years ago

This is one of the first pictures taken of me. I can’t sit up or hold my head, so that …

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Published on November 12, 2014 08:12

November 9, 2014

What we do on November 9

It’s Sunday, November 9. We put off the dishes, delay doing the laundry. Work that needs to be done for …

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Published on November 09, 2014 15:15

November 6, 2014

Why you shouldn’t wish and hope

I wish that people will want to read my latest writing project. I hope that a query letter and proposal …

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Published on November 06, 2014 04:42

October 31, 2014

4 reasons to attend Bookmatch Nov. 8 in Minneapolis

From the website: “Looking for a new literary love connection? Bookmatch is a fun, fast-paced reading series that unites passionate …

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Published on October 31, 2014 12:34

October 24, 2014

What’s a cemetery to do when it runs out of space?

If you run out of horizontal space, go vertical. That’s what they’re doing in Israeli cemeteries, according to this story …

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Published on October 24, 2014 09:58