Words are magic.
The excitement of a new writing project can buoy you for a while. You are pushed forward by the thrill of embarking on a new adventure, a brand new path. But, after a while, you may find yourself slowing […]
Every November, thousands of mentally-imbalanced people across the globe commit to writing a novel in a single month. That’s 1,667 words each day. 50,000 words, total. What kind of lunatic would attempt such a thing? Unless you’re a full-time fiction […]
This past Sunday, I launched a book about my dog. The book (entitled He Found Me) tells the story of the special little pup I rescued while living in Panama. Unlike other book launches I’ve done, I didn’t take […]
^^Image copyright Terry Faust This past Sunday, a group of twelve select authors got up on stage at Kieran’s Pub in downtown Minneapolis to read excerpts from their books. The stories represented genres as diverse as high fantasy, horror poetry, […]
He’s been one of my closest friends for nearly eight years. When I landed on Isla Bastimentos off the coast of Panama, I was nervous. It was the start of a six-month commitment to study an alternative energy project […]
Today, I left my house to go for a very ordinary midday run. Out the door, to the right, down the street. Perfect weather to be outside. It lasted .38 miles. That’s when my foot hit the edge of the […]
I listen to RadioLab. A lot. This past summer I’ve been digging my way through the archives, listening to episode after episode. Some of the freelance work I do is passive (i.e. taking photographs of textiles or whipping up simple […]