Neat, humbling, unexpected, and fitting: students using my writing in forensics competitions. Fitting because when my 7th grade English teacher introduced me to forensics she gave me survival tools I…View post

(Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal, then as closing essay of Roughneck Grace, available here.) Due to the calendar contortions required to arrange and navigate the holiday publishing schedule,…View post

Even at my non-famous level (9 out of 10 times no one recognizes me at the Farm & Fleet) (and then half the time it’s a relative, neighbor, or Moose…View post

Janke Book Store in Wausau is one of the many indies to whom I owe my career. They are also Wisconsin’s oldest bookstore…and I am growing old with them. Thank…View post

If you’re planning a whitewater rafting trip down an alligator-infested lava flow without a life preserver, may I suggest you retain the manager of your local independent bookstore as a…View post