by Forrest Peterson | Jan 29, 2025 | Words on Paper
In the late 1970s a group of parents in a Twin Cities suburban school district asked the school board to remove two books from the school library. The books included two short stories, The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson, and The Gnats of Knotty Pine, by Bill Peet. In...
by Forrest Peterson | Jan 22, 2025 | Words on Paper
In these tumultuous times it’s important to take care of your health: Physical therapy for the body, psychological therapy for the mind, and what I call philosophical (or spiritual) therapy for the soul. Addressing the latter, I have been reading (and trying to...
by Forrest Peterson | Jan 8, 2025 | Words on Paper
President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale at the 1976 Democratic convention With the national funeral for President Jimmy Carter scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow (Jan. 9, 2025) at the Washington National Cathedral, this post replaces the one that...
by Forrest Peterson | Jan 1, 2025 | Words on Paper
What’s the last book you read that you could say was a great reflection of, or influence upon, society? Most of the books I have read in recent years have been non-fiction for background on plots, settings and characters of my novels. I’m not aware of any that greatly...
by Forrest Peterson | Dec 25, 2024 | Words on Paper
Today being Christmas Day, this post appears in lieu of the next scheduled post in the Words on Paper series. “Important books that shaped and reflected America 1950-2000” will appear next week. Merry Christmas! – Forrest In choosing a batch of Christmas cards each...
Buffalo Ridge
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The Swineherd's Angel
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Good Ice
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