Thank you to UW-Eau Claire for inviting me over for breakfast. I didn’t actually use the teleprompter, but it felt cool to see it there. My gratitude for this institution…View post

Howdy folks: Back in May, Mike gathered up with a sold-out crowd at the Spring Valley Golf Course for an event hosted by the Spring Valley (Wisconsin) Public Library and…View post

Never won a Pulitzer, but my book was in a parade. And memories like this are why I’ll never catch up on thank-yous.

It’s early evening Sunday. Sun and shadows flattening across the grass that turned green while I was gone. It’s quiet here. Some birdsong, that’s it. After I parked the van…View post