I’m pretty much at the end of my tour for Fox Creek. It’s been a great ride! The vast majority of my more than thirty events were with small, independent bookstores. And here’s why. When I was a kid, I lived in a number of small towns across the country. Every town had a bookstore. … Read more
Last Saturday, I traveled to Blue Earth, Minnesota, to take part in their Giant Days parade and to be part of the dedication of the new literary look they’ve created for their library. Here’s what the completed wall at the Blue Earth Community Library and Fossil Discovery Center looks like with all the photos in … Read more
Father’s Day is here, and I’d like to make this public statement: The most influential man in my life was my father. Because of him, I’m a writer. He was a high school English teacher. One of the best and most profound memories I have of my father was listening to him read to me … Read more
It’s been a memorably difficult year for most of us. The pandemic and all the challenges that have come with it have created chaos in so many lives. It would be easy to look back and see mostly darkness, but as the year draws to a close, I’m going to focus on what, for me, … Read more
Today, this trunk of a body grows another ring. Today, I turn seventy-one. Yesterday, despite the mercury rising only a couple of degrees above freezing and with a coat of snow adorning the ground, I went on a long bike ride. I did this for two reasons. First, there’s almost nothing like a bike ride … Read more