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Tonight, at the Lyon County Historical Museum, Kevin Rabas read from Spider Face, his brand new collection of short stories. Kevin Rabas has also published two volumes of poetry: Bird’s Horn, and Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano. Check out Kevin’s website to learn more about his books or to purchase them. Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano won [...]

Kansans, other people's stuff, writing

Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: Tom Parker WRITING WITH WORDS AND LIGHT “We traded two-and-a-half million people for a town without a blinking light, which is very, very nice,” Tom Parker said. Tom Parker and his wife, Lori, moved from Denver to Blue Rapids 11 years ago. They were anxious [...]

columns, Kansans, other people's stuff, writing

Jane Rhoads signs a copy of her book “Kansas Opera Houses: Actors & Community Events, 1855-1925″ for me this afternoon at a Meet the Authors event at the Kansas Originals Market in Wilson. I was there with my book and about 10 other authors signed books as well.

events, Flyover Book, writing

Pardon the pumpkins, I took this photo last October. This is the Kansas Originals Market at Wilson, Kansas. Exit 206 on I-70.  233 Hwy 232. Next Sunday, Kansas Originals will host their 2011 “Meet the Authors” Event. Come on out to Wilson. I always enjoy meeting fellow Kansans! Sunday, April 10, 2011 11 a.m. – [...]

commerce, Flyover Book, writing

Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: RURAL LIFE IN THE ‘40s Although many older Kansans walked on dirt roads and across dusty fields for a mile or more to a country schoolhouse, my generation missed out on the one-room experience. My school, which opened in 1956, had more than 30 rooms. [...]

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My guess is that author William Kuhn uses Google Alerts. A couple of hours after I posted today’s column “Moving Books” (below) which mentioned Jackie Kennedy Onassis, William Kuhn left a comment. In December 2010, Kuhn published “Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books.” Jackie Kennedy worked on something like a hundred books as an editor [...]

columns, writing

Phillip Finch is a well-published Emporia writer – and apparently a fine photographer as well. During Wednesday night’s reception at the “Iconic Kansas ” exhibit at the Emporia Arts Center Gallery, he stands next to his photo of Burgess Marsh at the National Wildlife Refuge near Hartford. Finch’s latest book is Devil’s Keep. More on [...]

Art, Kansas sesquicentennial, other people's stuff, writing

Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: Barton County ‘WHAT KANSAS MEANS TO ME’ Tom Averill knows Kansas inside and out. He knows it and he loves it. Averill writes about our state, teaches Kansas literature, and tells stories on the radio about small town life. He’s a Kansan, one of us, [...]

columns, history, Kansans, Kansas sesquicentennial, writing

2010 Kansas Notable Book Award Winner Kevin Rabas reads from his new book of poetry, “Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano” Tuesday night at the Lawrence Public Library. I also read Tuesday evening, essays from “Flyover People: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular State.” The event was co-sponsored by the Lawrence Public Library and The Raven [...]

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Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: ‘MOON OVER MANIFEST’ It’s always fun to stumble upon a novel set in Kansas, and recently I found a story that takes place in Crawford County. This book sends the reader back to the time of prohibition and bootlegging, the 1918 flu epidemic, and underground [...]

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Karen Harrington gets points for a great title. And a great novel. This is a book I’ve been reading over the past month in bits and pieces – because I had so much going on. It’s a story of a woman who is “done being a mother” and decides to drown her toddler twins. One [...]

other people's stuff, writing