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Monday Writing Essential - August 12, 2013: The Boy Who Cried Wolf 12 Aug 2013 | 06:29 am
A young shepherd stumbled down a hillside; reaching the bottom, he splashed across a mountain creek then ran up the embankment toward his village, crying, “ WOLF!!” WOLF!! ” . . .
Monday Writing Essential - August 5, 2013: The Forbidden Forty (WWE) 5 Aug 2013 | 08:52 am
Adam came downstairs well after 10:00 in the morning. His wife, Angela, made it known by her silence that she was not talking to him. This didn't bother Adam at all; the last thing he wanted . . .
Monday Writing Essential - July 29, 2013: A Modern Fable - A Journey to Town 29 Jul 2013 | 07:42 am
On a bright spring morning, a mare set out for town pulling a wagon. She usually traveled alone because she knew the route better than anyone else and had no need of a driver. But this time, the farme...
Monday Writing Essential - July 22, 2013: Silent Auction 22 Jul 2013 | 08:07 am
In one major respect, life in a small town differs from its counterpart in the big city. In a small town there are fewer places to hide. Not only are there fewer hiding places - but no matter . . .
Monday Writing Essential - July 15, 2013: Deadlines 15 Jul 2013 | 08:10 am
In small business, money comes from below. It bubbles up from cash registers; it trickles through the mail slot. Sometime it even washes in on digital rivers – but not in government or major . . .
Monday Writing Essential - April 22, 2013: Sh*t Lists 22 Apr 2013 | 04:35 am
I started keeping lists, lots of lists. Some things I list, others I don’t. For example, I don’t keep a To-do list because I never have anything urgent to do. I don’t keep a . . .
Monday Writing Essential - April 15, 2013: A Few Thoughts on Wile E. Coyote 15 Apr 2013 | 04:17 am
I love Saturday morning cartoons. I love the landscapes inked in primary colors and of course, the outrageous caricatures – but what I love most of all is laughing at the same things kids . . .
Loonshine!! (Saturday Writing Essential) 13 Apr 2013 | 10:20 pm
A boy rode too fast into town on too big of a horse. At the Marshal's office, he slid off the horse too soon and landed too hard in the spring mud. “I sp-sp-spotted the Halverson Gang fording . . .
Monday Writing Essential - April 8, 2013: The Personal Essay 8 Apr 2013 | 04:13 am
Over the years, I have written a lot of columns for Gather Writing Essentials. I have written about my struggles with writing, about the hut I built in my woods, even about cleaning the cat box. . . ...
Monday Writing Essential - April 1, 2013: Spring Cleaning 1 Apr 2013 | 05:20 am
After an entire winter of parking in the driveway, I finally cleaned out my garage stall. Yeah, I know it’s April. Winter may be over but Minnesota mornings are still frosty, so it's . . .
