Tag: Minnesota
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Home is Here.
“You excited to go home?” It was a simple question, meant to be answered with a quick yes. But my answer was not simple. Was I excited to see my family in Iowa and celebrate Christmas with them? Yes, of course, I was. I love my family. And we get along like families do, which…
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P.O.S Is (Not) Ruining My Life
I first saw P.O.S perform, when he opened for Cursive. It was May 2009, and I had moved to Minneapolis a few months before. P.O.S had just put out the album Never Better. But I didn’t know this. I didn’t know who P.O.S was yet. I had discovered The Current, a public radio station that…
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Help #EndTheStigma and Join Me for a Reading Event at SubText Books This Saturday!
The event honors Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, a day of remembrance for those who have lost someone to suicide. It is at 2:00 pm at SubText Books in St. Paul. We’ve also added a writer! Poet Sierra DeMulder is a two-time National Poetry Slam champion and also the author of The Bones Below and New…
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9 Things NYC Is Missing, But Minnesota Isn’t
“Do you ever think you’ll move back to New York?” It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once. I used to dance around it. “I don’t know. Maybe someday.” But the truth is, I will never move back to NYC. There is much to love about NYC and Brooklyn in particular, which is where…
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How to Kill Kill Blog Writing or at Least Try
Some of you may know I am working with James on his new blog over at http://www.thepaisleyfields.com/blog/. As part of a site redesign, I suggested he create a blog. (The site redesign has yet to be launched.) James is a great writer. His life as a country musician and a recently married gay man is…
Writer Pam Dewey 