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A character readers may remember from Thomas Peacock's Beginnings and The Tao of Nookomis has penned his own story. Author and publisher Thomas Peacock's

Liz Granholm heard many stories about Rabbit and Otter's ricing trip when she was growing up. She took different lessons from each telling: the need to

Sam Zimmerman is taking a class to re-learn his language, Ojibwemowin. He laughs his efforts are making his ancestors' ears bleed, but if Sam's ancestors have been keeping track of him, chances are they're pretty proud. KUMD is licensed to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota © 2021 KUMD

Mary Casanova knew that there was talent and artistry - and mental illness - in her gene pool. So in her third Rainy Lake historical novel, she spent some time at the St. Peter State Hospital Museum, creating a character who was not only a talented painter - she'd been committed to an insane asylum by her family, a widespread practice at the time that pioneering journalist Nellie Bly wrote about first hand in 1887. KUMD is licensed to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota © 2021 KUMD

Clare Cooley has lived through sexual assault, the suicide of a family member and the drug addiction of another. But all the way back to a troubled childhood, she learned that imagination and creativity were the keys to a way out. Cooley prides herself on trying to find the good in difficult situations, and perhaps the most obvious example is using the pandemic lockdown as an opportunity to write a book about overcoming tough times through creative expression. More information about