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May 14, 2013

“Six Feet Under” resonates

I wrote a short essay for the University of Minnesota Press blog on “Six Feet Under” and our culture of …

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Published on May 14, 2013 13:36

May 11, 2013

Resurrection Mary: A creepy cemetery story

I recently spent 36 hours in Chicago, in and out for an event May 9 at The Book Cellar. I …

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Published on May 11, 2013 14:11

May 4, 2013

An ethical dilemma in the Boston bombings aftermath

A story about the funeral home that accepted Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s bodyappeared on the front page of the New York Times‘ …

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Published on May 04, 2013 06:37

May 2, 2013

Top views from St. Mary’s Cemetery, Winona, Minn.

On April 29, I had the perfect excuse to visit the lovely Mississippi River town of Winona, Minn. I came …

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Published on May 02, 2013 05:09

May 1, 2013

In Defense of the Ordinary

Reblogged from BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog: A guest post from theessayistJoe Bonomo: I write in defense of the ordinary life. Two …

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Published on May 01, 2013 05:10

April 25, 2013

A great example of a cemetery story

My favorite thing about going into a cemetery is walking among the gravestones and deducing the stories of people buried …

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Published on April 25, 2013 05:42

April 22, 2013

“The Next Big Thing”–Sarah Stonich

I’m so pleased to host on my blog the questions author Sarah Stonich has answered as part of The Next …

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Published on April 22, 2013 05:17

April 15, 2013

“The Next Big Thing”–a report

Thanks to Barrie Jean Borich for tagging me in The Next Big Thing, a web series of author self-interviews on …

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Published on April 15, 2013 04:56

April 14, 2013

Images and tweets from the Minnesota Book Awards

I had the pleasure of attending the Minnesota Book Awards on Saturday night at the Minneapolis Hilton. I went to …

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Published on April 14, 2013 14:51

April 10, 2013

Guest Post: Rachael Hanel. We'll Be The Last Ones To Let You Down.

Reblogged from The Nice Thing About Strangers: Thanks so much to Paige for allowing me to guest post on her …

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Published on April 10, 2013 09:44