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11/12/2018

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* Saturday, 15 Feb 2020:  Presentation at "Faith Writers" conference, Shalom Center, Dubuque, IA
* Saturday, November 9, Rountree Gallery (with Ballyheigue Irish music group), Platteville, WI, 7 pm ($25 fee for music/food event) 
* Saturday, October 5, Arcadia Books, Spring Green WI, 4 pm
* Wednesday, August 21, Driftless Bookstore, Viroqua, WI, 7 pm
* Saturday, June 16, Local Authors Fair, Carnegie Stout Public Library, Dubuque, Noon-4 pm
* Saturday, May 11, Reading/Presentation of The Thin Places, St. John's Episcopal Church, Dubuque, 3 pm
* Thursday, April 25, Reading/Presentation of The Thin Places, Dubuque Public Library, 7 pm.​
* Saturday, March 9, Reading/Presentation of The Thin Places, Driftless Historium, Mt Horeb, WI, 2 pm 
* Wednesday,  February 28, Reading/Presentation of The Thin Places, Mt. St Francis, Dubuque, 6:30 pm.
*  Sunday, January 27, Reading/Presentation of The Thin Places, Mines of Spain Visitors Center, 1 p.m.
*  Saturday, January 12, Nature Writing Workshop, Galena Public Library, 8:30-Noon
* Saturday: January 12:  Reading/Presentation of The Thin Places, Sinsinawa Mound, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
* Tuesday, February 12: Reading/Presentation of The Thin Places, Mt. Saint Francis, Dubuque, 6:30-7:30 pm
* Saturday, March 9: Reading/Presentation of The Thin Places, Driftless Emporium, Mt. Horeb, WI, 2:00-3:00 pm.
* Local Authors "Tea" at River Lights bookstore in Dubuque, IA, Tues Dec 11, 4-6 p.m.
* Had a wonderful opening event for The Thin Places at Loras College on Thursday, Nov 1.  Thanks to my colleagues for organizing it!
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My new book, "The Thin Places: A Celtic Landscape from Ireland to the Driftless," is available at: https://wipfandstock.com/the-thin-places.html

11/12/2018

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Coming soon: My new book, The Thin Places: A Celtic Landscape from Ireland to the Driftless

10/8/2018

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My new book will be published by Wipf and Stock within the next few weeks.  Ordering information to come!
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Nature Writing Workshop at Kickapoo Valley Reserve, WI, June 16

6/5/2018

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For anyone interested in a day-trip to the Kickapoo Valley Reserve near La Farge, WI, I will be giving a half-day Nature Writing Workshop (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) there on Saturday, June 16, sponsored by the Driftless Writing Center. To register, email the DWC at driftlesswritingcenter@gmail.com. Cost for the workshop is $50. -- The Kickapoo Valley Reserve is a beautiful nature reserve, as is the Nature Center there!
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Intersections 2018: Writing from Planet Earth

4/11/2018

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On Sunday, April 22 (Earth Day), 2018, I will be participating in a Black Earth Institute-sponsored event titled Intersections 2018: Writing from Planet Earth, at Olbrich Gardens in Madison Wisconsin.  The event runs from 1-4 p.m.  (The session I am involved with runs from 2-3 p.m., focusing on opposition to the proposed Cardinal-Hickory Transmission Lines.)  The event is free and open to the public.  More information at:  http://blackearthinstitute.org/event/earth-day-reading-intersections-2018-writing-from-planet-earth/?event_date=2018-04-22
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Driftless Reader (ed. Curt Meine & Keefe Keeley) event at River Lights Bookstore March 2

2/21/2018

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All are invited to a River Lights Bookstore event for The Driftless Reader, edited by Curt Meine (Aldo Leopold biographer) and Keefe Keeley. Anthology readings will include literature, memoir, history, and geology of the Driftless Area.   6-8 Friday, March 2, 2018, River Lights Bookstore, 1098 Main, Dubuque.

I will be participating in the event, reading from my Driftless Land essay that is included in the anthology. 

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I will be offering a half-day writing workshop called "Nature Writing: Discovering Your Personal Landscape" at Mt. Saint Francis in Dubuque, Iowa, on Saturday, October 14. Information below.

9/15/2017

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A chapter from my book "The Driftless Land" has been included in the anthology "The Driftless Reader," edited by Curt Meine and Keefe Keeley (U of Wisconsin Press, 2017).  The chapter is is "Where the Earth Breathes: A Vow of Stability."

9/15/2017

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