Linda M. Hasselstrom

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Linda M. Hasselstrom

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Linda M. Hasselstrom is an award-winning poet and writer of the High Plains whose work is rooted in the arid landscape of southwestern South Dakota. She writes, ranches, and conducts writing retreats on the South Dakota ranch homesteaded by her grandfather, a Swedish cobbler, in 1899.

Her website, www.windbreakhouse.com, provides details about her writing retreats, online consulting and her published poetry and nonfiction.

Contact her at info@windbreakhouse.com
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Linda M. Hasselstrom My favorite thing about being a writer is that I can work at home, on my own time. That means when I need to think out a difficult paragraph, I can ge…moreMy favorite thing about being a writer is that I can work at home, on my own time. That means when I need to think out a difficult paragraph, I can get up from my computer, collect a dog or two if necessary, and go outside to listen to the meadowlarks and watch the buffalo grass grow. I come back to my basement study 15 minutes or a half hour later refreshed and ready to write more.
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Celebrating the Prairie’s Spring Birds

At 4:45 am, the first sounds I hear awakening are low murmuring chirps. When I open my eyes, the room is hazy gray with first light before sunrise. A breeze sighs through the open windows. I close my eyes, pat the dog, and snuggle deeper into the covers.

[Red-winged blackbird.]

A vehicle whines over the hill on the highway, tires thumping as the driver accidentally veers into the rumble strips.

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