Denis & Margie Haack continue to write at Critique-Letters
To Bless and Not To Curse
As I walked into the nursing home where my mother lives, I was aware of being behind. Traffic was heavy—both an accident and construction…
Denis & Margie Haack continue to write at Critique-Letters
Northern Minnesota December As a child I loved December best of all months. It held the two most important days of the year—my birthday…
As I walked into the nursing home where my mother lives, I was aware of being behind. Traffic was heavy—both an accident and construction…
It’s almost impossible to talk with anyone for very long before someone starts listing the reasons they think things are beginning to circle the…
Have Smartphones and iPhones destroyed a generation of teenagers? asks a recent article in The Atlantic written by Jean Twenge. The piece that appeared in the most…
Sunflower seeds? Dried meal worms? Leftover oatmeal from breakfast? The girls are used to my presence and most curious about what treats I'm…
I’ve been working on a sequel to The Exact Place, and have been reading old letters from the past, dare I say, 50 years?…
Some books are published not because there is any chance they will become best sellers but because they need to be published. What they…
Honeysuckle died last night and today we buried her under the magnolia tree. She was Anita's eight-year-old beloved angora rabbit, a creature who delighted…
This past week I witnessed the consecration of an Anglican bishop. Ordinations always fill me with a sense of wonder, because they are moments…
Stormy North Shore, Lake Superior As I enter the new week, I do not anticipate trouble. Nor am I in trouble today. Unless I…