Two days after my presentation, reading, and signing at the Lawrence Public Library, I was off to Louisburg, Kansas, about an hour away. It’s just thirty minutes south of Kansas City. I didn’t know much about Louisburg, truthfully, except that … Read more →
At the end of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum, Dorothy clicks the heels of her silver shoes together three times, and she is magically transported back to her home in Kansas. … and that’s exactly what happened … Read more →
I was in my hometown of Lawrence for just one day before hitting the open road—with boxes of books in tow, luggage piled up in the back of our rented SUV, and my reliable still camera charged and ready to … Read more →
A couple of weeks ago, I was very pleased to be invited by David Maxine (of Hungry Tiger Press) to contribute an essay for the International Wizard of Oz Club’s 2009 Winkie Convention to be held in Pacific Grove, CA. The group was … Read more →
It’s a bit of a cliché to tell people you were in a tornado while growing up in Kansas. They almost expect you to say it. They think Kansans have tornadoes regularly for breakfast with their morning cups of coffee … Read more →
