If you're applying for writing grants and prizes, you're often required to write an Artist Statement. It's usually accompanied by your Bio and and a…
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My World. Real and imagined. In Writing
In 1906 an emigrant family from Norway arrives in the Midwest. The Haugens dream of owning land and "moving up in the world." Tragedy plus a crime against them by a powerful local man threatens to destroy the family.
Read moreThe post-apocalyptic future is near, and the Newell family escape to the safety of their summer cabin to survive in the new world.
Read moreA collection of hand-picked stories that offer a vivid portrait of swirling, intergenerational changes in the Midwest.
Read moreIn the summer of '65, high school sophomore-to-be Paul lands a job outside his communal farm, and begins to see the real nature of adults.
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October 22nd, 2023
If you're applying for writing grants and prizes, you're often required to write an Artist Statement. It's usually accompanied by your Bio and and a…
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"I have always believed in the kindness of strangers," Tennessee Williams wrote. Me? I have always believed that really good writing will out. Will find…
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Actually, there’s no question. At least not to me. If a book-to-be comes at me from someone I know, or via the friend-of-friend, or the…
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