PHOTO OF THE MOMENT Summit of Mauna Kea with sunset shadow and full moon. March 2011
GREAT GIFT -- Our first poetry book... and still a joy! Seventy-five poems by 11 poets, all of whom live (or lived) in Linden Hills. For poetry lovers everywhere, but especially those who live around here. Available at local merchants, or directly from Trolley Car Press.
© 2012 Doug Wilhide
Welcome! I’m one of those people who never quite figure out what we want to do in life -- so we do lots of things. You’ll find some of them here. See where your interests may be a match. Enjoy!
-- Doug Wilhide
CONTACT US: wilhide@skypoint.com
Poetry Matters -- Southwest Journal and Linden Hills poetry.
Trolley Car Press -- publishing unusual books. See information on the latest titles.
Wilhide & Co. -- consulting for marketing communications since 1986.
Marketing Workshop -- bits and pieces from 20+ years teaching graduate marketing classes.
Reflections/Archives -- General information and collections.
TrueGenToo -- a blog of sorts.
the Consulting Writer -- Free (maybe) writing help
THE LATEST... 1/11/2012
Notes on a talk by TV host Chris Matthews on Kennedy, Courage and Leadership. TrueGenToo page.
Notes on a History Forum lecture about a key Supreme Court case on immigration, citizenship and the Fourteenth amendment. TrueGenToo page.
Notes on Eugene Debs and how his Socialist party put some backbone into the First Amendment and the right to dissent. TrueGenToo page.
Nobel Conference. We attended the 47th Nobel Conference in St. Peter, MN. -- “The Brain and Being Human.” My notes and comments are available on the TrueGenToo page.
The Southwest Journal Spring Poetry issue deadline TBD. Check later for dates.
The Great American Think-Off, held in New York Mills, MN, is America’s leading amateur philosophy competition. Topic this year was “Does Poetry Matter?” I was one of the four finalists. The debate was held on June 11 and an audience of about 200 voted that YES... Poetry DOES matter. Details.
Trolley Car Press in the Big Apple. WE WON! On May 23rd Third and Long: a novel for hard times by Bob Katz won the coveted 2011 Benjamin Franklin Award for the best work of popular fiction from an independent publisher. The award was presented at a dinner in New York City as part of Book Expo America. We celebrated... quietly, in midwestern style... but we celebrated!
FROM TROLLEY CAR PRESS:
Third and Long: A novel for hard times by Bob Katz was released June 1, 2010. Check the TCP page for updates.
SEASONS. Our second book of poetry... with more than 100 poems by over 40 poets and color illustrations by WACSO. A gorgeous gift idea for any season!
Here are poems set in Minnesota’s four seasons, love poems for all seasons, poems about children, whimsical notions, unusual characters and the transitions we experience as we travel life’s pathways... with delightful illustrations throughout.
Available now at retailers listed below. Or you can order directly from Trolley Car Press. Cost is $21, including taxes and shipping.
Available at:
bibelot (Linden Hills and Northeast
Bayers Hardware
Linden Hills Florist
Gallery 360 (50th and Xerxes)
i like you (Northeast)
Minneapolis Institute of Arts gift shop
Minnesota History Center gift store
Rick Rack 44th and Beard
Birchbark Books (Kenwood)
From Trolley Car Press -- A Long Shout features the work of a unique writer -- Clarence Jonk. In 1933 he tried to float a home-made houseboat, the Betsy-Nell, down the Mississippi. Without a rudder. In October. The story he wrote about the trip was published as RIVER JOURNEY. Read more...
WINNER of the 2011 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for best work of popular fiction from an independent publisher!
