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One Month Until The Spirits! (opens the original)
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Hard to believe I haven’t yet created a nifty graphic of my book tour schedule, but my publicist and friend Sheryl Johnston are still nailing down a couple of events. You can look here for the events as listed on my website. I’ve included things on that list like my birthday and my appointment with a neurologist, for which I’ve waited 8 months! I don’t want to accidentally schedule something on that day or I’ll have to wait another 8 months to get another appointment! If you’re looking for me on
Thank you, Milkshake! (opens the original)
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The spirits is finished, and it is all but in my hands. I probably should have thanked a lot more people than I did, including my sister Sheila, who helps me with everything around the farm; I should have thanked Jack & Don Quixote, who keep me grounded because of all the hoof work. And all these chickens inspire me, especially my rooster Milkshake who wakes me up. I should have thanked our old jennet Chrysanthemum, RIP, who appears in the first chapter. of the book. Here are the contents of my
Grit Lit Gratitude (opens the original)
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Fortune smiles upon me this fall! I am the luckiest of humans to have a book coming out from W.W. Norton October 13, 2026. Did you know that W.W. Norton is unique in the world? A top-shelf major-league innovative New York City publisher but still independent. The other big names you know (Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random, Harper Collins, etc.) are parts of international multi-media conglomerates, but W.W. Norton is American, modest in the number of employees who work there, immodest in ambition
A Michigan Christmas Story (opens the original)
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My mom Susanna worked in a greenhouse for years, and she grew poinsettias, and I kind of liked learning that behind-the-scenes action of our quintessential Christmas plant. She used to complain about poinsettias, and if anybody brought her one for the holiday, she would shriek.Of course, hearing her shriek and say, “Get that out of my sight!” was part of the fun. Here is a photo of my mom with poinsettias at her place of employment. I apologize for the quality of the picture, but I cannot find t
The Spirits (opens the original)
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Dear readers! Yes, you are all dear to me! And today we are two months out from the release of my new novel, The Spirits, not to be confused with my previous book, The Waters. The similarity in names was not intentional. The working title of The Waters was Donkey. Because it is a Christmas story, a Christmas carol that takes place in the Michigan countryside, the working title of The Spirits was The Holly & The Ivy<a href="https
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