Natalie, Thanks for asking about the process of publishing my books. I will address, first, how things went for my books. Second, I will tell you want I know about publishing. Publishing was, for me, about getting around rejections and finding my own way. When I completed the first draft…
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I don’t eat meat for simple reasons. When I walked to Helena from Kansas City in the mid-1990s, I saw the devastation that American agricultural policy wrought on the land. From irrigated farms that drink up western water for the sake of profit to desertification of public lands, I began…
Leave a CommentUnless you’re in love with Midwestern landscapes, as I am, once you’ve taken the interstate from Kansas City to St. Louis, you never need drive it again. After the first time, the familiar rolling hills and deep river valleys come at predictable points. The little creeks flow under the highway…
Leave a CommentI love an empty hotel room. There’s nothing here to interfere with my thoughts. Nothing and no one to disturb me. I don’t stay in hotels rooms much, maybe, once or twice a year. The air conditioner/heater hums like a saintly presence. It fills my mind with the soothing thrum…
One CommentI’ve been busy–papers, presentations, writing–which explains the lack of posts recently. At the beginning of the year, I had two public presentations on my mind. I worried, wrung my hands, and lost sleep. Finally, I gave the papers and felt a great sense of relief. Johnson County Community College filmed…
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