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The Post Office in my mother’s hometown of Barlow, N. D., closed in 1965. I know this because when I visited tiny Barlow in 1972 to see if there was anyone still there who knew my mother (she left Barlow for good in 1917 when she was 14) I ran into several who had gone to school with her. (more…) Continue Reading →
A few months back, I wrote an article—an appreciation, really—about the Montana News Association. The editors of Noise & Color, an entertainment and culture magazine in Billings, commissioned the piece because they knew I was obsessed with the Montana News Association. Hell, the whole universe knows because the MNA itself reported the fact.* (more…) Continue Reading →
