Among the many things I never expected in this life: Young readers* turning a character from one of my books into a Halloween costume. There are honors, and then there…View post

Every week the Wisconsin State Journal runs “Roughneck Grace,” a weekly column written by Mike (many of the columns will be adapted from Mike’s Tent Show Radio monologues). Today’s column…View post

Over there on Twitter, Isabel asks, what does 3 long 3 short mean in the scavengers? In The Scavengers Maggie (Ford Falcon) whistles six times–three long whistles followed by three short whistles–whenever…View post

Man, I’ve been getting a LOT of mail. A big Ford Falcon thank you to all the students and teachers who sent me notes and drawings and homemade pop-up books…View post

Three public events in the next two weeks: Saturday, November 1, 1 p.m.: Little Chute, Wisconsin. Friday and Saturday, November 7 and 8: Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Friday, November…View post