The Flooded Flats

Winter was tough in Minnesota this year. But spring may prove to be just as difficult. Most rivers in the state are at or above flood stage, the Mississippi among them. For those of you who’ve read my novel This Tender Land, on the river journey the four Vagabonds undertake in the summer of 1932, they … Read more

Goodbye to Arizona

My wife and I are preparing to say goodbye to Arizona. It’s been a lovely time here, celebrating our fifty years together. In a way, it seems to me the desert and marriage share similarities. They both can be challenging. To survive them requires a keen eye to the dangers. It’s best if you don’t … Read more

Fifty Years

Fifty years ago in March, my wife and I exchanged wedding vows. We wrote our own, which we memorized. At the ceremony, I remembered mine, but Diane was nervous. She forgot her vows and winged it. Still, she made some wonderful promises, which she has never forgotten, and across these fifty years, she has been … Read more

Let’s Talk Audiobooks

Let’s talk audiobooks. I’ve posted a couple of times recently about The Levee, the novella I wrote during the pandemic, which Simon and Schuster will publish as an original audiobook on February 28. I’ve had quite a bit of feedback from readers who are less than thrilled with audiobooks. Me, I love audiobooks, and I want … Read more