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Helloooooooooo blue skies! A lawn chair and a book are calling my name. Any title suggestions?

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Dear Military Service Member,

12/20/11 7:49pm by Emily B
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I have a deep need to do two things: call you by a name (Sam, Margo, Mario, Tianyi) and picture you in a specific place (West Texas, North Carolina, Afghanistan). But I'm able to do neither. You are someone I don't know, someone in some where I have probably never been. But I feel the reality of your life just as sure as I feel these keys under my fingers, and it's a bit miraculous to understand that what I'm about to say will reach you, whatever letters it takes to make up your name.  Read more >

Father's Day: For My Dad

6/17/11 4:00am by Emily B
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Whitetail Deer

You were never much of a hunter. Pheasants, yes. Squirrels and chipmunks, I suppose, when you were younger. But you never came home from a weekend away with a buck in the bed of your truck, because you never had much interest in deer opener and you owned a sedan. I imagine some people from other places can hardly conceive of a Midwestern man without a shotgun over his mantle, a closet full of blaze-orange jackets, a copy of Field and Stream next to the john. And yet when I think of you, I do see an outdoorsman. I see you paying attention to landscapes, to the clouds. I see you teaching me to love the world.  Read more >

My (Almost-Tragic) Hail Story

5/24/11 5:24pm by Emily B
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Storm over Minneapolis

This is a scene from last Monday. Hubs and I are giddy. It is 88', and humid, the kind of humid you complain about in June, July, and August, but in May, it is all good, baby, in fact it is down right sublime. "Give me more of this stuff!" I yell out at the edge of the deck--I am perched there, reveling in the sensation of sweat--and the words fly back at me atop hot, fat wind. See, along with the humidity, the 7:00 night is cooking up a whole mix of tight, angry air.  Read more >

Book Review: Becoming Flame (Mother's Day gift!)

4/26/11 3:22pm by Emily B
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Mother's Day became an American national holiday in 1914, but most would agree that mothers deserved praise and celebration long before that.  Read more >

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Full Name
Emily
Member Since
July 2010
About Me: 

My earliest memory is a lush, natural landscape, so it makes sense that I take the most joy in writing about the natural world. I'm also inspired by the words and insights of others, though, so I'm always on the look out for new voices, images, and ideas. I focus on Minnesota. How about you?

Profession: 
Teacher
Location: 
Minnesota
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Minnesota, Minneapolis, Midwest

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