Tag Archives: Minneapolis

How Writer Dreams Come True: KING PERRY

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jenna Blum

The first time I met Edmond Manning, he was in an Easter Bunny costume, handing out deviled eggs. Though I may have conflated two memories, for although Edmond corroborates the deviled egg story, he claims he didn’t get into the … Continue reading →

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We All Have A Face That We Hide Away Forever

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Jenna Blum

There’s a Billy Joel song (if you grew up in NY/ NJ in a Certain Era, Billy is engraved upon your soul) called “The Stranger,” whose lyrics run:  ”We all have a face/ That we hide away forever/ And we … Continue reading →

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Survivor Love Stories

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Jenna Blum

Last night I had a flashback in St. Louis Park, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis.  Suddenly, while I was driving to speak about THOSE WHO SAVE US at a Jewish Federation event, I suddenly remembered what it was like to … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Book Tour Land, Days 3 & 4: Minneapolis, Caledonia, & Blue House, oh my

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Jenna Blum

Greetings, Readers: I’m writing to you from Caledonia, MN, where I’ve touched down on a day off.  Caledonia, where my mom and grandmother were born, is the inspiration for New Heidelburg in both THOSE WHO SAVE US and THE STORMCHASERS, … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Book Tour Land, Day 2: car accidents and cake

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Jenna Blum

…We landed in Minneapolis, where we were promptly rear-ended by a wild-haired man in a white van… Continue reading →

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