“It’s the kind of place that passersby barely notice and would never stop. It’s also the kind of place that’s cherished if you live there.”

— Epigraph from Driftless Spirits

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  • Driftless Thursday: Birds

    As if my love of the Driftless Area isn’t obvious from my site or my books, I’ve decided to create a series of posts to highlight my little corner of Wisconsin. I’m calling it #DriftlessThursday. All pictures on Driftless Thursdays… Continue reading

    Driftless Thursday: Birds
  • Secrets in Casten’s Horn (About the Series)

    With my first book, Driftless Spirits, now in all the usual places (Kindle, Apple, Nook, Smashwords… here’s the full list), I thought I should talk a bit about what’s coming. The series title is Secrets in Casten’s Horn. It’s hard… Continue reading

    Secrets in Casten’s Horn (About the Series)
  • An Update on Publishing

    Today I’ve officially clicked “Publish” on Draft2Digital. “Driftless Spirits” in ebook form is rolling out to every distributor and reseller they cover. The links to find my book on CastenHouseBooks.com open a universal links page on Books2Read. As new sites… Continue reading

    An Update on Publishing
  • Real “Things” in Driftless Spirits

    Driftless Spirits is a work of fiction, of course, but I like to sprinkle historical events, lore and even items in my writing that exist in real life. This post tries to capture links to those things in case you’d… Continue reading

    Real “Things” in Driftless Spirits
  • The Real Casten House (Sort of)

    Casten House is a very important place in Casten’s Horn. The little yellow house sits on a large lot, across the street from the Old Schoolhouse Diner. The house is in the Queen Anne style, yet humble. It has curved… Continue reading

    The Real Casten House (Sort of)