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Reading at the Zephyr Theatre!
I'm so pleased to be reading at the Zephyr Theatre in Stillwater, Minnesota on Sunday, June 27th after the long quiet of the pandemic. This outdoor...
In the Wintertime We Gather for Creative Writing
The introspection of winter goes to new depths with a pandemic. Let's use it. Please join me in Writing Creative Non-fiction II: The Personal...
All I Can Tell You
In the spring of 2020 as pandemic circled round again, I felt the near presence of uncertainty and powerlessness. Remembering the history of the...
Write Your Story in Creative Non-fiction Class
If you want to capture a story from your life, consider the upcoming class “The Relevant Personal Story” beginning January 15th, 2020, at the Saint...
Listen to By Heart for Free
To my surprise and delight, By Heart has been selected for radio reading on KTWH 99.5 FM.The program Literally from the North Shore, created by Kay...
Expand Creativity — Gain Inspiration
It's back! Thanks to the Saint Croix Falls Library and WITC I'll be teaching a six week creative non-fiction class called “The Relevant Personal...
By Heart goes to School
Dr. Kellie Rolstad from the University of Maryland contacted me last week about using By Heart: A mother’s story of children and learning at home...
“By Heart” Now on Audiobook
When By Heart: A mother’s story of children and learning at home by Kathleen Melin was first published in 2008, it came with endorsements from...
Creative Writing Warms Winter
What do you get when you take the contemplation of winter and mix it up with a creative non-fiction writing course? A collection of stories based...