While Awaiting Election Results, Let's Talk About Hunger
Today's post is going to be short. To the point.
This year has been brutal. And it's going to be brutal for a little while longer.
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One Minnesota Writer
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
New Book News for October 28, 2020
Welcome to New Book News, an occasional feature here at One Minnesota Writer to celebrate my fellow writers' successes.
One Minnesota Writer
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
A Snowy October Day
Sitting at my desk on Tuesday afternoon....snow cascades down in small flakes hell-bent on piling up before the still-warm ground melts them
One Minnesota Writer
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
Hiking Through the Pandemic
Among the things I'm grateful for are the many hiking spots available to us here in Minnesota.
One Minnesota Writer
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
Pour a Drink, Sit Down With Me
When the day tilts toward dusk, I often shut down my computer, pour a glass of Irish whiskey, sit at the dining room table and think.
One Minnesota Writer
- Sep 30, 2020
- 6 min
Imagine Us Talking...and Listening
Lately, I’ve been thinking about John Lennon’s song Imagine, which came out nearly 50 years ago, and doing some imagining of my own.
One Minnesota Writer
- Sep 23, 2020
- 3 min
New Book News for September 23, 2020
Welcome to this month's New Book News, a place for writers to announce recently- published or soon-to-be-available books and chapbooks.
One Minnesota Writer
- Sep 16, 2020
- 2 min
Reach for Calm, Keep Doing Good
The calming purple of late-blooming New England asters tones down the yellow wildflower riot in our backyard.
One Minnesota Writer
- Sep 9, 2020
- 2 min
Autumn Contemplation
On my desk, I have a little pile of heart-shaped stones. The hearts are made from rose quartz, amethyst, carnelian, jasper, and a blackish..
One Minnesota Writer
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Welcome to September’s Yellow Palette
The leaves on our backyard birch trees are just beginning to offer licks of yellow, tiny flames among the deeper green.
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