Archive - The Tumbleweed

How One Power Outage Revealed My Lack of Apocalypse Preparation

What last weekend's planned power outage in Colorado taught me about my lack of end-time preparation & how I'm going to settle all literary beefs by…

Apr 15 •

March 2024

I Went to the Nicki Minaj Concert and Found Another City

Breaking out of your demographic bubble to renew creativity, insulting spam emails, and new books and writing happenings.

Mar 18 •

February 2024

My One Weird Trick for a Surefire Pick-Me-Up

Saving one book by your favorite author for a rainy day, Louise Erdrich stans are now called LouLous, and announcing my selections for the Southwest…

Feb 16 •

January 2024

Winter Brrr Edition: What I Once Did for a Klondike Bar

How I nearly won wads of cash for almost catching an ice cream bar dropped from a crane, two new novels to recommend, and some exciting winter events…

Jan 16 •

December 2023

The Second Annual Jenfolk Book Awards

On behalf of all Jenkind, I bestow flowers upon books I loved this year and look ahead to some publications on the horizon for next year.

Dec 15, 2023 •

November 2023

A Special Kind of Crazy: Veterans and the Writing Life

Learning from veterans, doomsday preparation tips, new novels by Tan Twan Eng and Michael Cunningham, and contributing to Lucia Berlin's biography.

Nov 15, 2023 •

October 2023

The Tumbleweed Halloween Spooktacular: Nightmares, Screams, Disgruntled Pumpkins

Lessons from a nightmare, a pumpkin grows wrong in all the right ways, and some spooky reads.

Oct 16, 2023 •

September 2023

The Internet Went Out in My Home for Two Weeks and I’ll Try Not to Be Insufferable as I Share My Insights About That Experience

Plus: advice from someone who uses a lot of pens and pencils in his daily life, a fantastic story collection I recommend, and a new four-week class I'm…

Sep 15, 2023 •

August 2023

The Appeal of the Difficult Undertaking

Hiking Mount Elbert, learning where to buy an entire stuffed giraffe, and my book makes a cameo in a fantastic film.

Aug 16, 2023 •

July 2023

A Tale of Two Motivations: Spite Vs. Love

One building constructed out of spite, and one out of love, how I went viral by tweeting about Thoreau and burritos, a fantastic story collection, and a…

Jul 17, 2023 •

June 2023

Big Honey: What the Nuggets Can Teach Us About Forging a Countercultural Path to Success

Three lessons the Denver Nuggets can teach everyone about achieving goals--even if you're not a sporty type!

Jun 15, 2023 •

May 2023

Remembering a Legendary Denver Basketball Coach: Kathryn Kindle

An unforgettable woman, a thought-provoking new novel, and some Lit Fest classes for your consideration.

May 15, 2023 •

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