Now that warm days are here, what are you doing to slow down and notice all those things that say “summer”?
Author Archives: Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
Among Warriors and Birds
written on the day of the JDRF One Walk in Minnesota – May 18, 2024 Five thousand people gather in the Minnesota Vikings football training grounds, upbeat music blaring from speakers on either side of an outdoor stage. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) volunteers offer water, wristbands, assistance to the families who include someone withContinue reading “Among Warriors and Birds”
Unpacked – For Now
I’ve been enjoying a season of travel these past few months. Earlier this spring, my partner Mick, our friends Mark and Mary, and I spent 12 days traveling around Italy. We’ve traveled with Mark and Mary before, renting a car in Dublin and driving into Northern Ireland, then back south to Connemara National Park, Galway,Continue reading “Unpacked – For Now”
CONVERSATION WITH A POET: LUANNE CASTLE
Today, One Minnesota Crone is in conversation with poet Luanne Castle.
Travel is Good For You
One Minnesota Crone is on the road.
National Poetry Month is Here
Happy National Poetry Month!
Fixing Doors, Unlocking Minds
Opening a closed mind is a lot harder than opening a broken garage door. At least with a garage door, the broken spring is unmistakable. The rusty cable is right there in front of you. You remove the broken bits, replace them, re-engage the opener, and voila.
A Conversation with Poet Rose Mary Boehm
Life Stuff: Poems by Rose Mary Boehm, Kelsay Books, 2023. Paperback, 156 pages. $23 Life Stuff is a collection of poems that examines events from poet Rose Mary Boehm’s entire life – her childhood in WWII Germany, parenting her children in London, surviving an operation for a brain tumor while living in Madrid, making aContinue reading “A Conversation with Poet Rose Mary Boehm”
A Little Down Time and Upcoming Conversations with Poets
A little down time and plans for future conversations with poets.
Un-Wintery Winter
The end of January and beginning of February in Minnesota should be bone-chilling, with snow that comes up to my knees, and frosty window panes in the garage that sparkle in morning sun. I should be turtling into my warmest sweatshirt, mug of steaming hot coffee in my hands. That is not the case. I’mContinue reading “Un-Wintery Winter”
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