I tend to write like I talk, which is closer to my boots than my brain. As such (and despite the loving care of any number of despairing editors), I…View post

Every now and then someone asks a question along the following lines (in this case I am quoting a fellow named Dennis): Do you make more money if I buy…View post

In Coop I included a section on bovine artificial insemination. Although I strive to write only the most delicate prose, at one point I do set a scene in which…View post

Sometimes I get emails from people wondering what I’ve written in their books.  When asked I personalize them as the reader wishes, but in general I sign a specific thing…View post

In 2007, my wife and I had the opportunity to take over my mother-in-law’s farmstead near Fall Creek, Wisconsin.  I am no longer in the New Auburn fire district, but…View post