Came offstage for intermission in Oconomowoc to find a message saying Barry died. Not five minutes prior we were sharing his story and art with a sold out crowd. That…View post

I will never stop marveling at what it is to sit in a small room in rural Wisconsin typing, then see those words take form and fly to faraway places.…View post

Just before a concert. Don’t recall what we were listening to. But how grateful I am to count this man among my friends. I believe it shows.

A day off the road in a hotel room is a glorious thing in the middle of a self-propelled book tour, although these door-hangers make me unreasonably grumpy: Nope. I’m…View post

My latest book is out today. I don’t know what to do but keep writing them. This one might not be for everybody. I’ll take that chance. Oh, it’s goofy.…View post