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(Posted May 21, 2010) Year after year, I submit my work to various writing contests: Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, Minnesota Book Awards, Northeast Minnesota Book Awards to name a few. Year after year I think, with each particular book … Continue reading →

(Posted May 9, 2010) When I was at the Living Green Expo, the sister of one of the victims of the plane crash that killed Senator Paul Wellstone, stopped by and bought a copy of Mr. Environment: The Willard Munger … Continue reading →

(Posted April 25, 2010) Yesterday, Rene’ was set to have a wedding shower for our Goddaughter, Jenny Salveson. With fourteen estrogen charged (or depleted, depending upon age) women about to descend on my house, I made an executive decision. I … Continue reading →

(Posted April 18, 2010) I’ve been around for over five decades now. I’ve seen my share of family, friends, and loved ones pass on. There’s a sadness to this old Earth sometimes, a sadness that faith, even the faith of … Continue reading →

MS Noordam (Posted March 6, 2010) Now that was a vacation! My wife, Rene’ and I spent the last ten days on the Holland America Lines’ cruise ship, MS Noordam, along with six other couples, visiting Martinique, St. Martin, St. … Continue reading →

(Posted February 20, 2010) My ears are still ringing. Last night, in the tradition of the Munger boys, I brought my youngest son Jack, my third son, Chris, and his girlfriend, Sarah, to a concert. Not just any concert, mind … Continue reading →

(Posted February 15, 2010) Whew. Well, that was about the hardest first draft of a novel I’ve ever encountered. Not as hard as re-creating the life of a real person, mind you. The work I put into my first (and … Continue reading →

  (Posted January 30, 2010) The First People call it the wolf moon. It happens when a full moon is at its closest point to Earth; 31,000 miles closer to us than the moon’s average path of travel in its … Continue reading →

(Posted January 21, 2010) NOWW (Northwestern Ontario Writer’s Workshop) board member Lyle Nicol and his lovely wife Vicki were awfully nice to me when I visited Thunder Bay, Ontario last year to lead a workshop on self-publishing at the wonderful … Continue reading →

(Posted January 11, 1010) Time. For the writer, painter, sculptor, crafter, poet, musician, whatever; for those of us who fight with our muse during the dark and forlorn days and nights of winter; there is never enough of it. It’s … Continue reading →