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INTERVIEW WITH DIANE JARVI Mark: First, let’s talk about your name. On your musical CDs,  your name is “Diane Jarvi.” But in your poetry, including … swift, bright, drift … you’re known as Diane Jarvenpa. Could you tell our readers … Continue reading →

        INTERVIEW WITH IRINA BJÖRKLUND Non-Finn Mark Munger interviewed Finnish actor and musician, Irina Björklund to catch up on the busy artist’s latest projects. MM: Let’s start with your new streaming series. What can you tell readers … Continue reading →

                                                                                                BEAR DREAMS                                                              By Mark Munger (Note: This piece was originally written for Montana Public Radio’s program, Reflections West (RW). RW paired a contemporary writer’s thoughts with a piece of classic poetry or literature. Sadly, while accepted … Continue reading →

It started with meeting a “sister” judge at a conference. When I found out she was originally from Eastern Montana, I had to ask. “Do you have any connections back home, places a guy could pheasant hunt?” “My cousin Mark … Continue reading →

It only stands to reason. I am the son of Harry L. Munger, a man prone to misadventure when it comes to motor vehicles and long-distance travel. I mean, there are any number of stories about Harry and boat and … Continue reading →

Interview and Story for the Finnish American Reporter by Mark Munger Four years ago, I was a featured author at the Høstfest in Minot, North Dakota by virtue of my Finnish American novels. I stayed my nights in a tent … Continue reading →

Disappointing, for sure. Now, to be fair, my wife, an avid reader and a woman who actually belongs to a book club (this author does not) read this novel and thoroughly enjoyed it. I will be candid: I did not. … Continue reading →

I’ve been delinquent in writing this story. Grief does that to a guy; makes things tough to wrap your thoughts around. It’s now been two months since our best girl died. It’s time I try to make sense of it … Continue reading →

This newest effort by Duluth’s own Linda LeGarde Grover takes a bit of getting used to. What do I mean by that? Here’s my take. In Memory, we follow the story of two Ojibwe sisters, Azure and Rain, from the … Continue reading →

You can read the obituary in the Alexandria and Benson newspapers or online. But words are an imprecise means of describing the life force that was Susanne. Let’s take a step back and figure out who this tiny bundle of … Continue reading →