My day begins at 5:45 AM. I wake up to the radio playing softly, get dressed, leave the house, and go to my office. Here’s a picture of my office: The first thing you might notice is that there’s no time clock. The second is that, yes, it’s a coffee shop. In this jovial little … Read more
Really, they’re the Anishinaabeg (plural noun), which means First People, or Original People, or simply The People. The adjectival form is Anishinaabe. As in, “She’s Anishianaabe.” Or “That’s an Anishinaabe trait.” Some of the Anishinaabeg call themselves Chippewa, as do many whites, but that’s a name that’s fallen into disrepute among many in this particular … Read more
For better or worse, the cover may be the most important element in getting a book into readers’ hands. They’ve done studies, I’ve been told, and have concluded that if you, as a reader, walk into a bookstore to browse, I, as the author, have about thirty seconds to convince you to buy my book. … Read more
I’m not a native of Minnesota. I moved here when I was thirty years old so that my wife could attend law school at the U of M. Before that I’d been a gypsy kid, living in a lot of places over the years, never really able to call any of them home. I tell … Read more
Last month, on November 16, to be exact, I reached what many people consider one of the notable mileposts on the journey through life: I turned sixty. What do I know at sixty? My life is very different from what I’d imagined a man’s life to be at this age. When I was much younger, … Read more