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It’s November, 2018, and spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson is in our living room in rural Madison County, talking about her vision for America. Marianne, you may remember, was the outlier Democratic Party presidential candidate who inspired some of the most creative memes of…
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When Bob and I first moved to our Madison County acreage 21 years ago, it was my first experience living in the country. I’d grown up in Des Moines, which—by Iowa standards—is as urban as it gets. My high school was built on land that pastured horses when I was little. And the…
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It’s snowing again, and the cashier at our local Fareway grocery store is looking out the glass doors at the parking lot. “Did you order this?” she asks, nodding her head toward the wet late-winter flakes, which are coming down more rapidly by the minute.
Right off the bat, let me say that our two cats do not have social media accounts. They are not influencers. And they will never be in commercials. However.....when you teach Zoom classes in front of hundreds of people, and you have a cat who likes to walk across your desk…
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It’s New Year’s Eve, and Bob I have just witnessed the biggest excitement of the evening. In the middle of a documentary about Garth Brooks, our…
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This column ran in a local publication a few years ago. I thought I’d resurrect it for this holiday season, with wishes for a Merry Christmas and Very…
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I’m sitting in the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe with my bags packed, ready to get up early in the morning and head home to Iowa. I’ve been here for more…
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Last week the Iowa Writers Collaborative held our first Office Lounge, a monthly Zoom gathering of columnists and paid subscribers. When Iowa Boy Chuck…
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In a recent column, I mentioned that I’d tell a story that’s special to me. It still gives me goose bumps when I think about it, even though it happened…
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This weekend is the Covered Bridges Festival in Madison County, Iowa. It’s always held the first weekend in October and, true to this transitional…
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