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As a curious observer of life, I blog on writing, marketing, my prairie - anything that interests me in the moment. I like to have conversations with readers, so don’t hesitate to leave a comment. I'll respond.
“Use well thy freedom.” Those words are chiseled on a college building in Jonathan Franzen’s novel FREEDOM. They articulate one of the major themes of this 576-page tome, which follows the lives of Walter…
Read MoreJane beats a real estate broker bloody with her stiletto heel. Kit lays into her brother with a broken wine bottle. Physically and mentally abused by her husband, Leah finally takes it out on her…
Read MoreHNY, a friend signed off her email. HNY? What’s that? I wondered. Since I traded my office as a public relations agency executive for an office in my house where I write in relative solitude,…
Read More“What I approve is a reflection of me.” My boss had those words written on flip chart paper and tacked to his wall the entire 10 years I worked for him. Every time I was…
Read MoreHow do we protect ourselves from a verbal assault? The Stephen Bloom Affair (okay, that’s what I’m calling it) has made me think about that more than a little. Bloom’s article in The Atlantic hurled…
Read MoreAh, tis the season. Decorations are everywhere. Houses, trees, lamp posts. Every year the decorations seem to get bigger and brighter. But I have seen this year that small and subtle can have great impact.…
Read MoreAccording to Stephen Bloom in his recent essay for The Atlantic: “Those who stay in rural Iowa are often the elderly waiting to die, those too timid (or lacking in educated) to peer around the…
Read MoreAccording to Stephen Bloom in his recent essay for The Atlantic: “Those who stay in rural Iowa are often the elderly waiting to die, those too timid (or lacking in educated) to peer around the…
Read MoreWant to help give help away a million books? The organizers of World Book Night are looking for 50,000 passionate readers to do just that on April 23, 2012. Anna Quindlen, novelist and honorary chairwoman…
Read MoreWant to help give help away a million books? The organizers of World Book Nightare looking for 50,000 passionate readers to do just that on April 23, 2012. Anna Quindlen, novelist and honorary chairwoman of…
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