Do Haeng Michael Kitchen

Writer. Attorney. Detroit City FC Til I Die.

I met my hero, William Kent Krueger, on Monday.  Maybe hero isn’t the right word.  His work hasn’t influenced me, mainly because I haven’t read his writing.  But he’s lived the writing dream that I seek. Krueger has published 14 novels, many of which feature Cork O’Connor, his mystery series character.  His current novel, Ordinary …

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Humorist Finley Peter Dunne once wrote about the powerful influence of newspapers; that, among other things, they comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.  “Mother” Mary Jones applied its usage to social activism, and others have applied it to religion. My first introduction to the phrase came through my involvement in social activism as well, …

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