Bruce Springsteen, Deliver Me from Nowhere, and Minneapolis
I just watched the Bruce Springsteen movie on the plane last night. "Deliver Me from Nowhere" has received praise for the acting--and singing, but also criticism for being slow and dark. But it's also beautiful and sad, and inspiring. My impression is that it's the...
Olympic torch run, my son’s substack
I haven't written much this year. 2025 was consumed, completely, by family matters. My son-in-law of 21 years died in December, and I was busy walking through that sea of impending grief with my daughter and grandkids. Tom was my good friend and cycling companion...
The hardest part of writing has nothing to do with writing
I just got off the phone with my good friend Roger Hart. Roger Hart’s novel FEATHER and SEL will be released in 2026, and I couldn’t be more excited for this story to be in the world. I’m thrilled for Roger, of course, but not just because he and his wife Gwen are...
A Grand Tour poem
I wrote this poem during the Tour de France in 2009, the year Alberto Contador won the Tour. I randomly found it this morning while looking for another file. Since I'm spending time, when I can spare it, watching the Vuelta a España, I felt like posting it now. I'm...
SAVING EMMA by Allen Eskens
I've had so much going on this summer and early fall with trying to promote CHASING ALLIECAT and living life, that I've neglected to review some of my favorite reads this year. I'm going to try to rectify that, but no promises. This one, I can't avoid writing about....
The Best Dam Pie Thank You Ride
Last week, we honored the Dam Store with an official ride titled THE BEST DAM PIE THANK YOU RIDE. Since 2011, the Mankato area has hosted a very popular bike ride. The former River Ramble attracted riders from all over the state and from across state lines. Riders...
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