(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

Tomorrow night I’m going to read some new things, tell some old things, and in short just let’er rip, see where we end up. Tickets available here. Meanwhile, photos. Thank…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