TT after recent crashes
In the last few weeks, the Mankato cycling community has been plagued with crashes. One super serious one has left a friend in Mayo in Rochester, after having been run over by a car (no one's fault; just a random horrific accident). He's recovering, but it's...
Lanterne Rouge (Last place) in the Tour de France or in Writing?
I got a new perspective on being a dedicated writer who writes stories people like to read, but may never, ever make the best-seller list or win a national award. Last week, I completed this delightful book, about the back end of the Tour de France, by Max Leonard....
Nicollet Bike Gravel Ride to Morgan Creek Vineyard
Last night, I met some friends at Nicollet Bike Shop in Mankato to ride gravel roads out to Morgan Creek Vineyard, near New Ulm. First, let me say that I’ve just obtained a gravel bike in the last half year. I love exploring gravel roads alone or with a couple...
Thinking about promoting books and how stories get attention in the world
How a Debut Novel is like Jane Austen's Lizzy Bennet Rachael Hanel, in my writing group, posted this rather hilarious, but also disconcerting blog link on our group discussion page. I think it's so appropriate that I had to pass it along. It came along just as I was...
A great review of Jake Riley I had forgotten
I just had a flashback. My editor Mark McVeigh at HarperCollins for my first book, Jake Riley, Irreparably Damaged, called and left a voicemail because he was so excited about this review from Kirkus. He read the whole thing into my voicemail, and I saved that message...
Biking, then and now.
Snapped both these photos this week. Somehow, it seems ironically perfect for my birthday month. 50 years ago, I got the bike on the left for my June birthday. And here I was earlier this week on a solo gravel ride (with a new-this-year gravel bike). 50 years...
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