Tomorrow night on the UW-Eau Claire campus I’ll be giving a talk titled “Writing from the Chippewa Valley and Beyond” at 7:30 p.m (details here).  At 4 p.m. that day,…View post

Greg Friese of Medical Author Chat called me up the other night and we chatted about firefighting, emergency medical services, and writing.  He recorded the conversation and it is now…View post

This has been a perfect autumn stretch…sunny days have allowed us to get much of our garden bed preps done.  We opened a new patch this year and although it…View post

Today is launch day for the Chippewa Valley Book Festival.  I have a special interest in this one as it exists thanks to the tireless efforts of my neighbors.  If…View post

Been listening to Jeffrey Foucault lately.  I’m late to his music and making up for it now.  Next time I have to drive across North Dakota at night, I’m going…View post