Ten Tips for the Minnesota State Fair

From someone who’s been going for over twenty years. Someone noted today that for the last two weeks of August, Minnesota news largely shuts down and shifts to coverage of the Minnesota State Fair. The writer didn’t make this a joke; it was a statement they backed up with several examples. They thought it was … Continue reading Ten Tips for the Minnesota State Fair →

I did a thing

This morning I submitted an application to the University of Cambridge for an MPhil in English Studies. The screen says there are 85 days to go, but the screen lies. The deadline was today for the big scholarship for US students. There were a zillion little pieces, and some really big ones, like the 5-7K … Continue reading I did a thing →