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Growing up on a farm, with the neighbor’s house a mere speck of brown on a white, snow-blanketed landscape, words became my most frequented playmate. Reading about far away adventures with J.R.R. Tolkien or complex relationships with Virginia Woolf, I’d find no end of amusement. Later, I would gain the confidence to embark on my own writing ventures, taking delight in the ability to manipulate letters and syllables to tell a unique story or recite a rhythmic poem.
Writing is a tool that can generate energy and creativity, calm and moderate, teach and inspire, and capture the memorable and mundane moments of life with equal importance. I write because I want to let others see what I am interested in—I have a hunch that you may be interested in similar things. I started this blog because I realized that my writing is most effective and satisfying when I do it on my own time about what I enjoy. My interest is in literature, in art, in books and published works, in scribbles and doodles, in literary events, and in my home—Minneapolis, MN.
On this blog you will find a wide range of topics under a loosely-defined, umbrella category of literature—literally, an “acquaintance with letters.” It includes fiction, essays, memoir, poetry, books, comics, book art, literary news and events, and occasionally non-literary events and ideas if I just can’t wait to share them.
I am under the strictest of oaths to try to keep the Minnesota Literary Events calendar stocked with intriguing happenings, so be sure to check it out for upcoming events in the Twin Cities area. While most of the events are Minnesota-centric, I do write individual posts about action-packed literary excitement from elsewhere if it’s especially noteworthy. If you’d like me to mention an event, just let me know in your comments.
Thanks for indulging in Notes on the Written World!
