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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jenny Shank
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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
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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
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Jenny Shank
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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