It's been a month since Slider's Son came out in the world. What a crazy whirlwind. I'm happy with the reception it's getting. I haven't heard from a single person who hasn't liked the book.  The problem is just getting it in more people's hands--and getting people...

It’s here. It’s in bookstores. What a ride it’s been to get to this point. Fifteen years ago, I listened to stories from a man who grew up in the 1930s in North Dakota. After a few nearly unbelievable anecdotes, I asked him if I could take...

  I am nesting. Nesting is a phenomenon common to pregnant women, shortly before they give birth. It's as if they need their nests to be clean and safe, ready to receive the new little life into their own. Nature seems to tell them that they aren't going to have the...

  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...