by MontanaCoauthor | Jan 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
The garden and trees continue to sleep, though it has been a surprisingly mild winter. At least temps continue to dip low enough at night to keep everyone asleep. “Shh,” I think, whenever days are unseasonably warm. “Don’t wake yet; it can still get very cold in...
by MontanaCoauthor | Nov 21, 2020 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
It hasn’t been the prettiest Autumn. Bitter cold—well below freezing—in early October, many trees hadn’t even lost their leaves yet when everything froze solid in shades of brown and gray. After that abrupt halt to our growing season, the deciduous trees and bushes...
by MontanaCoauthor | Sep 12, 2020 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
I’m on a fractals kick, finding ways to apply them in my dual livelihood, both as a micro-farm manager and as a writer and book editor. If you’re not familiar with the concept of fractals, take a moment to read Life’s Universal Patterns by Eliot Kersgaard. It’s a...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jul 4, 2020 | News, Sketchbook
Why riots? Unfortunately, perhaps because they work. If a group peacefully protests for years, decades, generations, and sees little come of frank and courteous requests, and then upon protest fomenting into riot, we see responsive action, what can anyone make of...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jun 12, 2020 | News
A snapshot of life near the South Minneapolis protests Author Note: I’m taking a break from the usual Writing Tips to share a few profiles and thoughts about the protest movement in my hometown. Below is only one perspective. I am connecting with friends in...
