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Two tidbits of good news: My “Dear God” tongue-in-cheek letter was published today at SWINK MAGAZINE. Read it in their Dead Letter Office department at http://www.swinkmag.com/. Also, I was [...]

[Week 11 was the tail end of spring break.] All I can say is that I thought 3rd quarter grades and this next start of 4th quarter weren’t going to make a difference in terms of my schedule—and [...]

We’re at the Otter Creek trailhead and though today’s hike will be more like a nature walk (sponsored by the Park Rangers), I’m struck by my surroundings all the same. The red dogwood shrubs are [...]

January and February I focused a lot on reading and settling. March I focused on generating new material. April will be a month for revision and rehearsal, as my public reading at Interlochen [...]

Cheek Teeth 1.1, the online newsletter of TRACHODON literary magazine, has published its first issue, featuring WRITING ADVICE (from me!), an author interview, and notes from the [...]

Once is not enough. A few days later, I find myself back at the dunes. This time, friends from Wisconsin are visiting and they’re avid birders. The list of birds we saw on a 3-mile hike includes: [...]

The eastern shore of Lake Michigan has the most extensive system of freshwater dunes in the world. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is part of the National Park System and hosts more than 1 [...]

More soon…I’m on Spring Break so chilling out a little but I went to the DUNES today and will post about that shortly.