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I Don’t Understand Creole, But I Understood This

By deannelson on July 26, 2016

This essay of mine appeared recently on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog.   It was a voice out of the wilderness. I was on a path in the mountains in Haiti recently, walking next to a…
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Eugene Peterson, Bono and Me

By deannelson on June 17, 2016

In 2007 I interviewed Eugene Peterson at PLNU’s annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea, and I needled him a little about his not meeting with rock legend Bono because Peterson was on deadline for his translation…
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My Greatest Public Smackdown Leads Me One Step Closer to Bono

By deannelson on April 26, 2016

In 2007 I interviewed Eugene Peterson at our annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea, and I needled him a little about his not meeting with rock legend Bono because Peterson was on deadline for his…
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The Storms We Can’t Predict

By deannelson on March 25, 2016

This essay of mine appeared recently on Donald Miller’s Storyline blog.   The discussion was clearly resonating with the group. Or at least most of it. It was a Sunday School class I teach, and…
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The New King of Iceland

By deannelson on December 17, 2015

My Nov. 22 2015 New York Times story about the Literary Scene in Iceland made the national news in that country, and was on the front page of the national broadcasting service website. You can…
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You Thought You Knew Something About Iceland? Bet You Didn’t Know This

By deannelson on December 8, 2015

  This story of mine originally appeared in the New York Times Nov. 22, 2015 Standing in the dark outside the Reykjavik public Library in the relentless damp chill that comes with a light rain…
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Where Do You Go To Heal a Broken Heart?

By deannelson on December 8, 2015

This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog.   I think it was the ax that made me stop the longest. It was the ax a man used to break up his…
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When All That You Have Is Exactly What Someone Needs

By deannelson on December 8, 2015

This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog.   David and I walk through the hilly, rocky area that used to be his bean field. He reaches down and pulls up a…
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Plotting Revenge Feels So Good, Until It Doesn’t

By deannelson on December 8, 2015

This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog.   I have a friend who rides bikes. Expensive bikes. Ultra-light bikes. And you know what the rule is about bikes, right? The lighter…
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Travel Advisory: Don’t Jump to Conclusions

By deannelson on July 8, 2015

This essay of mine first appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline blog.   If you’re traveling this summer, there is a chance you’ll be going through an airport or two. Would you mind if I offered…
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