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Invitations and PRIZES: Creative Nonfiction 101, a reading, and sharing your resolutions

I am about to embark on a chilly trip up north to Minnesota, to connect with some dear friends, meet my godson for the first time, and enjoy some concentrated family time for the New Year. The weather will hover at 0 degrees while we’re there – “but don’t worry,” says my husband (who will […]

Artist Interview: A Chat with Musician Dawn Williams

As the holiday season gets into full swing, I am beginning a new series on the blog. “Artist and Writer Interviews” will spotlight working artists and writers – the spaces in which they work, where they find their inspiration, what makes them unique. I will feature one artist or writer each month. (If you are […]

Don’t Let Black Friday Become “Bruised Thanksgiving”

You probably know this: Black Friday deals are spilling over into Thursday now, with those endlessly deep discounts starting before consumers even have time to digest their turkey and take that tryptophan nap. “Quick!” The response seems to be. “Let’s put in our 10 minutes of giving thanks for what we have, then go out […]

31 Things I Loved About October

More than once last month, I glanced up at the calendar and laughed. October. Was. Ridiculous. A month full of travel, book selling, reading, teaching, speaking, and well, yeah, a little bit of writing. So harried are these days of making a go as a writer while doing my part to raise two boys that […]

The South Dakota Blizzard: How You Can Help

We have been traveling, skirting the country like mad these past few weeks, covering a total of nine states between us. We have sped across interstates, slept in airports, met kind strangers, rubbed elbows with top-notch academics, partied with Navy guys and bumped up against high caliber writers and editors. More on all that in […]