Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Barnhill Family’s Disaster In the BWCA: A Tale of Love, Loss, Heartbreak and Redemption

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

All right, maybe “disaster” is too strong a word. It wasn’t a disaster. It was almost a disaster. Very, very almost. First of all, in the spirit of full disclosure, I should warn you off the bat that if you … Continue reading →

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Into the Woods

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Last year, I took my family into the wooded north of my fair State – to a wilderness area known around these parts as the Boundary Waters (officially the BWCAW, or Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness). If you’ve never been, … Continue reading →

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Another Student Story!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Many of you may remember that, a while back, I did a fiction residency at Epiphany Catholic School. I told the kids that if they started a story and wanted to work on it for a while, they could send … Continue reading →

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All Memory is Magic; All Magic is Memory

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

When I was three years old, I walked out into the yard. It was a cicada year, though I did not yet know what a cicada was. All I knew was that the air hummed, and the sky hummed, and … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Kindergarten!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Today is Leo’s last day in Kindergarten. Just looking at that sentence makes me fall into grief. Yesterday, in celebration for their hard work as Kindergarteners, the parents were invited for a Recitation and Ice Cream Social. Now, at Leo’s … Continue reading →

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