Interview Archive

6 questions we always ask — Dobby Gibson, poet


Before we get started here I want to tell you that Dobby Gibson is reading at 7 p.m. Friday (Jan. 9) at The Loft (Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave) to celebrate the launch of his latest poetry collection Skirmish which comes out today! Gibson, who lives in Minneapolis, has an MFA from Indiana University, been [...]

6 questions we alway ask — Marcie Rendon, Fiction on a Stick contributor


Over the past few weeks we’ve been featuring contributors to Fiction on a Stick, an anthology of stories by Minnesota writers. Today we’ve got Marcie Rendon, a member of the White Earth Anishinaabe Nation. She has received The Loft’s Inroads Writers of Color Award for Native Americans and the Saint Paul Company’s Leadership in Neighborhoods [...]

6 questions we always ask — Pallavi Dixit, Fiction on a Stick Contributor


Over the past few weeks we’ve been having contributors to Fiction on a Stick, an anthology of stories by Minnesota writers, answer the 6 questions we always ask. Today we’re featuring Pallavi Dixit who earned a B.A. and an M.A in History from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts, [...]

6 questions we always ask — Dominic Saucedo, Fiction on a Stick contributor


This week we are celebrating Milkweed Editions’ publication of Fiction on a Stick, an anthology of stories by Minnesota writers, by featuring some of the contributors. Today we’ve got Dominic Saucedo who received a B.A in English from Carleton College and an M.F.A from the University of Minnesota. His fellowships include the SASE/Jerome Foundation Fellowship [...]

6 questions we always ask — Kaethe Schwehn, Fiction on a Stick contributor


This week we are celebrating Milkweed Editions’ publication of Fiction on a Stick, an anthology of stories by Minnesota writers, by featuring some of the contributors. Today we’ve got Kaethe Schwehn, who earned a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her work has appeared in jubilat, Flim [...]

6 questions we always ask — John Reimringer, Fiction on a Stick contributor


This week we are celebrating Milkweed Editions’ publication of Fiction on a Stick, an anthology of stories by Minnesota writers, by featuring some of the contributors. Today we’ve got John Reimringer, who has worked as a newspaper editor and college instructor. Reimringer is the recipient of two Minnesota State Arts Board grants, he has published [...]

6 questions we always ask — Ethan Rutherford, Fiction on a Stick contributor


This week we are celebrating Milkweed Editions’ publication of Fiction on a Stick, an anthology of stories by Minnesota writers, by featuring some of the contributors. Today we’ve got Ethan Rutherford. Ethan’s work has appeared in American Short Fiction, Verb, The New York Tyrant, Esopus, Faultline, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and has been nominated for [...]

6 questions we always ask — Sarah Stonich, Fiction on a Stick contributor


We interrupt this week of Best of Lists to bring you a very special series of our 6 Questions interviews. To celebrate Milkweed Editions’ publication of Fiction on a Stick, an anthology of stories by Minnesota writers, we’re going to feature a few of the contributors here on MN Reads. Some of the contributors will [...]

6 questions we alway ask — Chris DeLine, Culture Bully


Chris DeLine is a very fine music writer (a compliment I don’t give lightly because writing about music is tough) and one of the men responsible for Culture Bully a very fine music blog based right here in Minnesota. One of the very coolest things about Culture Bully is their nobility. In October, the blog [...]

6 questions we always ask — Jake Mohan, drummer, writer, newest MN Reads contributor


Yeah, I cannot deny that I’m pretty excited to have Jake Mohan writing for MN Reads. I first discovered Jake’s writing years ago on his personal blog The Dependent Clause. His writing is so good that I cyberstalked him at Reveille and Utne. But now, I won’t have to look too far to find his [...]