Tom Swift Writer’s Notebook

I can’t help but be thankful: “Chief Bender’s Burden” was named one of 10 noteworthy books of 2008 by Kansas City Star history writer Brian Burnes.

Seth Stohs was kindly invited me to be a guest on his baseball-chatter podcast this week. If you’re a fan of the Minnesota Twins, especially future Minnesota Twins, Seth Speaks has you covered. But you probably already knew that.

I was asked to be the featured speaker at the Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce’s 21st annual awards dinner Thursday night. The chamber’s worthy mission is to act as an advocate for American Indian businesses, organizations and professionals. What a terrific opportunity for me. Ironically, in his day Charles Bender was a sought-after speaker [...]