Friday Fare is where I post links to the random articles that have resonated with me during the week. Sometimes they make me smarter, sometimes they make me hungry … sometimes they have to do with writing and sometimes they are just plain random.
Sorry for being MIA last week. Work has been a little crazy lately and I was in the process of getting ready to go on a west central Minnesota roadtrip.
Here’s what’s good on the Internet:
Kris Kristofferson. This piece by the Rolling Stone was a great read.
I read this article from Outside Online about Kay Grayson, known as “the Bear Lady.” What I liked about this piece was the deep dive the journalist made into this woman’s life and the sense that I couldn’t put this article down when I started reading it. A very compelling piece of work.
Another piece that came out in April from MPR News. A goofy read.
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Listening to: I got a chance to take a deep listen to the new Monkees disc while I was on my roadtrip last weekend. And it was really good. Most of the album is posted on YouTube and it’s a solid listen. (In no particular order, my favorite tracks are “Me & Magdalena,” “Birth of an Accidental Hipster,” and the title track “Good Times.”)
Reading: Yeeeeeah … I kinda burned through of almost all of Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston’s “Pendergast” novels. (There are 15, and the latest one has a 16-deep wait list at the library, so it’s probably good for my eyes that I can’t access the last one just now.) And honestly, I learned a lot about pacing from the “Pendergast” books, so I think I’m going to back up and read them again. I also finished Dana Chamblee Carpenter’s “Bohemian Gospel,” a historical mystery that I similarly couldn’t put down. I wasn’t 100% thrilled with the ending, but it was the ending that belonged to the story. I have a sense that this one is going to stay with me for awhile, the story was haunting and the details were just sumptuous.
Fiction Update: One of the best parts about being away for the last weekend was the opportunity to get some uninterrupted time working on “AL.” I didn’t get as far as I wanted, but considering I was in the town that originally inspired the setting for my book, I had a wonderful weekend of soaking in some of the details that I look forward to bringing to life in my story.
michellekubitz 
Are you from MN? Your trip looks fun! I’m from Michigan and I’m always looking for new weekend getaways. What would you suggest to visit?
Hi! Thanks for visiting. In terms of MN roadtrips, Minneapolis/St. Paul is always a good bet – lots to do in the cities. Otherwise, my family is partial to Duluth and the North Shore!