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Mother’s Day, 2025 — short ode to a difficult mom

My mother was a piece of work — brilliant, born in the wrong time, emotionally wounded, and kind. My dad stayed out of the way and supported us with his solid, unwavering presence. But my mother, with her invasive curiosity, almost pathological capacity for empathy, and demand for excellence, even while passing on her sense of inadequacy and deficiency, shaped the outlines of my character. I’ve spent a lifetime trying to color inside those lines. I miss her greatly.

I don’t care who you are or what your feelings about your mother are, your umbilical link to her still remains. If she’s still alive, reach out. If she has passed, shed a quiet tear for all the things you left unsaid. This is her day. You wouldn’t be here without her.

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LONE DOG ROAD — MINNESOTA BOOK TOUR

Well, we’ve set it up, and here it is. I’m taking to the road to talk about LONE DOG ROAD, crisscrossing my beloved home state.

But those of you who don’t see your area represented, take heart. This is just the bookstore tour. The library tour is coming later, so those of you in places like Greenbush, Thief River, and Warroad in my favorite forgotten corner of the state, and those in the often ignored southwest — I’ll see you soon enough. For now, I look forward to just getting back on the road to talk about LONE DOG ROAD.

I love this book — not so distant relative to Neither Wolf nor Dog, The Wolf at Twilight, and The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo — and hope you will, too.

See you soon.

Available May 20, 2025

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