Rachael Hanel's Blog, page 43
August 6, 2014
Portrait of a grave in William Kent Krueger’s “Ordinary Grace”
I just finished William Kent Krueger’s Ordinary Grace. Toward the end, there’s a fantastic description of a grave and gravedigging …
August 4, 2014
How do you dream about the dead?
The other night I had what is known as a “visitation dream.” I don’t dream about the dead often, but …
July 31, 2014
What happens when a teen takes charge of grief?
You can wallow in grief after a parent dies and feel alone, or you can try to pull together with …
July 29, 2014
An unexpected place to find beauty
A recent blog post by uber-popular funeral director Caleb Wilde (author of “Confessions of a Funeral Director”) resonated with me. …
July 26, 2014
Mad about maps (classic maps)
I’ve been using a map for my Minnesota road trip. I love maps but most of all, I trust them. …
July 25, 2014
Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minnesota
This wasn’t the most well-kept cemetery I’ve seen. A guy was mowing while I was there, and it looked like …
July 24, 2014
Sacrilege! A Minnesotan who has never been “up North”!
Confession time: In my four decades of living only in Minnesota, it’s amazing that I have never been “up North” …
July 20, 2014
Death doesn’t stop commerce
On Sunday, the Minneapolis StarTribune reprinted an op-ed that first appeared in the New York Times on July 12. The …
July 16, 2014
Why writers should watch the Tour de France
Apologies, Talansky is back on his bike! But looks in tears… http://t.co/0INc0WMu6r— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 16, 2014 Inspired by …
July 11, 2014
Book tour, Rochester
I always like the discussions that occur during my book talks. In Rochester, we talked about the elegiac aspect of …
