Remembering Bourdain

When we learned in 2018 that Anthony Bourdain had passed, my husband and I were shocked. We had watched his show, Parts Unknown, for years and felt like he was our good friend. Maybe he was a bit rough around the edges, but he brought out the best in each area he visited and each…

Earning Our Stories

Angeline Boulley’s Firekeeper’s Daughter is about a young adult navigating her place in an upper-midwest Ojibwe tribe while pursuing justice among its members. The main character, Daunis, is already caught between two worlds before being recruited as an informant for the CIA—her mother is from a rich family with French roots, and her deceased father…

Comma Drama

What does the word “craft” bring to mind? A small boat? A potter’s studio? Pom poms and glue sticks? One of my first memories of watching someone practicing a “craft” was at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival long ago. My family and I joined a crowd under a large white tent. A sweaty man wearing a…

“The Last Wish” Entertains, Falls Short

My husband and I are fans of Netflix’s “The Witcher” series. It’s fun to take a break from everyday life and watch Henry Cavill kick butt as a monster-fighting mutant in a rich medieval landscape. I knew that the series was based on a video game, but I didn’t know the video game was based…