The Loon
The Loon Click the image to listen to this essay The eerie call of the loon greeted me last Friday as I walked down to the chicken coop to let the flock...
On Wholesome Community
Community Wholesomeness Listen to the episode by clicking on the image above I’ve recently found myself spending evenings by the television, under my lap...
In the Red
In the Red Art of KCF Podcast Episode - Listen to the essay here I began amassing student loan debt in the fall of 2005 as a graduate student pursing a Ph.D....
Terrible, terrible
The Delta flight attendant smiled widely as I crossed the threshold into the plane. It’s always a marvel to witness this vehicle up close, a lesson in...
Painting is life
Life is Painting The Art of KCF Podcast - Listen to the Episode by clicking the image above How much time do you spend thinking about painting? Either the...
On Community
The artist reflects on stumbling on accidental community as they also engage community on a serious topic with art.
The Turn of a Page
The Page of a Turn Listen to the essay and show review here Sometime in October of 2023 I started booking things out to January 2024 and beyond. It felt...
The Art of Evaluation
The Art of Evaluation Allow me to pull back the curtain a little for you to see the inner workings of a grant cycle. As my long-time readers have witnessed,...
Bringing it Back
Bringing it Back Last week I had the opportunity to connect with Sharon Nordrum a visual artist, dog trainer, and woman of many talents who shares the...
Liminal Spaces
Space is Liminal Listen to the essay here In Oprah’s favorite book A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle he says there is no such thing as waiting if you’re in the...
Many Paths
Paths, Many Listen to the audio version here Last Friday I found myself at the panadería in Wadena, Minnesota. The shop was still dark and I feared they...
Sucker for love
Sucker for Love Listen to the essay and show review here One of my all time favorite movies is While You Were Sleeping starring the incomparable Sandra...
On Capacity
Capacity On I’ve been asked to serve as a reviewer of an academic article which is teaching lessons to my former academic self. That version of KCF would...
Hopping and Hoping
Hoping and Hopping The grasshoppers had mostly cycled through their phase of boom at the ChicFinn when I left on a transformational pilgrimage in late...
Pull Like Everyone's Watching
Watch Like Everyone's Pulling Listen to the Essay “And next up in the 3500 Farm Class, my nephew. He just started pulling last month, this is about his 3rd...
Ahhhhh summer musings
Musing Summer Ahhhh summer. The verdant greens. The lush fecundity. The joy of the warmth of the sun. A cool breeze in the shade. Minnesota summer has been a...
The Art of the Crop
The Crop of the Top Listen to the essay Every time I pop the squeezable sunscreen’s cap open the smell hits me and I am instantly transported back to my...
"I want art to be a conversation." An Interview with Lyssa Lovejoy
“I want art to be a conversation” An Interview with Lyssa Lovejoy Listen to the Conversation Here “My father was an artist” was a line that stuck out to me...
Pride Happy
Happy Pride Listen to the essay and art exhibit review here In 2016, my friend Zach Packineau collaborated on hosting Brownch - a Fargo-Moorhead Pride event...
Flights of Fancy
Fancy of Flights Listen to the essay here Vaimo and I have taken to logging a lot of hours on our deck this spring. May has been uncharacteristically warm...
