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So I Bought Boots Instead of a Camera
I’ve been saving money bit by bit to buy a new camera. You know, a fancy camera – a DSLR – because I love to take pictures. In fact, I spend a lot of time taking pictures, mostly in my own backyard...
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Telling the Truth
So I had a difficult chat with my agent last week. Not bad – she was encouraging and supportive and generally optimistic – just difficult. We talked about the market for spiritual memoirs, and let’s...
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Own Your Art
Once or twice a year we’d head to The Plaster Fun House on Shaker Road, select an albino figurine from the metal shelves, pick a palette and settle in to paint at a long, newspaper-covered table. One...
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Wanting What the Maestro Has
“So, how long does a symphony concert typically last?” I ask my colleague. We stand in the lobby of the Lied, media sponsor banner beside us, logoed pens and brochures fanned out on the table cloth....
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The Nudger
“So, would you ever be interested in ghostwriting?” my agent, Rachelle, asked me over the phone a few weeks ago. “Sometimes that’s a good way for writers to supplement their income.” “Huh. I hadn’t...
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Follow Your Passion
“Titus is going to be a boxer, Trystan is going to hunt chickens and deer, and I’m going to sell Mario Bros. stuff,” my seven-year-old son Rowan announces at dinner one night. “Wow,” I laugh, “you and...
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Bikers and Rock Hunters
“Make sure you get the bike,” he says, sidling closer to the petite blond woman at his side. We’re at Cutface Creek rest stop on the north shore of Lake Superior, where the breeze blows frigid off the...
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Balancing Passion and Profession
I’ve spent the last ten minutes staring into the middle distance of my backyard. I’m in my outdoor office — laptop on the painted patio table, bowl of nuts and water bottle by my side, bare feet...
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