My friend Victoria sent this to me:I get emails from "Prairie Home Companion" regularly and it's some of my favorite reading and listening. This is an email response to a reader's question about the closing of the Lake Woebegon story each week. I thought his response was so insightful.**Post to the Host Two Weeks In A Row!Your Lake Wobegon ending is "where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above … [Read more...] about Why the Women Are All Strong…What's the Alternative?
Garrison Keillor
Dreaming of Harlan Coben–and My Own Stupidity
Grrr. I'm in a ba-ad mood. It started with a bad dream about...are you ready? Meeting Harlan Coben.I know! I can imagine what you are thinking: "Joanna, have you lost it?"Um, Coben's coming to St. Louis on Monday, and he'll be appearing at the Mad Art Gallery from 7 to 9 p.m. (Go to http://www.madart.com/eventsexhibitions/publicevents/leftbankbooksandmadartgall.htm for details.) Which you would THINK would make a long time HC fan like me really … [Read more...] about Dreaming of Harlan Coben–and My Own Stupidity