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Whoa! Just came across this. Back when the Long Beds were “The Town of Sam[p]son.” (I’m from New Auburn but our farm was in the Town of Sampson.) Billy’s gone, those other two fellows are busy with other projects, but I’ll be playing a 3-day tour throughout Wisconsin (Stoughton, Eau Claire, and Spencer) with the contemporary Long Beds this October. Event details are available here: https://sneezingcow.com/events/

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Thank you to writers Evelyn Nelson and McKenna Scherer along with photographers Andrea Paulseth and Luong Huynh for so carefully documenting “sleeper” elements of the recent Eaux Claires festival. And one more thank you to the artists and audience that shows up willing and open to giving things a try. It was an uplifting two days. Story and photos here.

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Email Wins Again

Folks, this right here is why we humbly, respectfully, and regularly A) thank you for following us on social media because we enjoy the give-and-take and whatnot, BUT AND HOWEVER, B) humbly, respectfully, and regularly request that if you haven’t already, please sign up for our old-fashioned mailing list because that list is ours and ours alone and if we have your email and (if yer willing) yer zip code, we can let you know when Mike has a new book or recording or show, and/or when he’ll be in your area for a live event–and Facebook can’t just bury it with a backhoe. So please sign up here: https://sneezingcow.com/mailinglist/

And please enjoy these photos of Mike using a backhoe the way you’re supposed to use a backhoe:

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Note from Mike: I enjoyed doing this voiceover for the promo reel announcing the “Writers in Residence” program at the upcoming Eaux Claires festival. Details and video below.

This year’s Eaux Claires Festival features an inaugural “Writers In Residence” program, bringing a range of literary figures (from DC/Marvel comics illustrators to National Book Award finalists to Wisconsin’s poet laureate) to Eau Claire, Wisconsin for readings, discussions, and exclusive collaborations alongside the festival’s music acts throughout the weekend.

The festival takes place on July 24–25, 2026 at Carson Park (100 Carson Park Dr, Eau Claire, WI 54703).

For further details, schedules, and ticket information, you can visit the official Eaux Claires homepage for more info here: https://eauxclaires.com/.

The lineup for the 2026 Writers In Residence program features Hala Alyan, Nickolas Butler, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Sean Thor Conroe, Brenda Cárdenas, Safia Elhillo, Avery Gregurich, Nicholas Gulig, Sheila Heti, Patrycja Humienik, Nishant Jain, Donika Kelly, Jon Mueller, Mustafa, Mike Nagel, Michael Perry, Amanda Petrusich, Harold Rogers, Brent Schoonover, Kyle Seibel, Katie Ka Vang, and Adam Voith.

SCHEDULE for Friday, July 24, 2026

SCHEDULE for Saturday, July 25, 2026

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“Honor Pigs” Story in Panoptica

Were you that raven perched in a rural Alabama pine observing me in this elevated blind hunting feral hogs with a scoped and loaded .270 rifle at hand and a copy of Call Sign Chaos by General James “Mad Dog” Mattis open across my knee, you would perhaps fail to perceive me as a dithering neurotic poetaster sketching half-baked notes towards a contemplative essay on the topic of honor, but so it is and so I am.

You can read the story here: https://www.panoptica.com/honor-pigs/

My pig inspired memoir Coop can be found here: https://sneezingcow.com/product/coop-a-year-of-poultry-pigs-and-parenting/

Photo credit: Shimon Lindemann

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Should you visit The Joynt during this year’s Eaux Claires festival, you’ll recognize these sketch snippets by author/artist Nishant Jain, who will visit the festival to give a talk and demonstration and capture the scene with his pen.

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Last week we shared what was supposed to be a free episode of Voice Mail because we wanted to bring attention to Meaghan Garvey’s excellent book as well as the upcoming Eaux Claires music and literary festival. Today we discovered we had forgotten to take the paywall down. Derp. Please try it again, right here.

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Note from Mike: I enjoyed doing this voiceover for the promo reel announcing the “Writers in Residence” program at the upcoming Eau Claires festival. Details and video below.

This year’s Eaux Claires Festival features an inaugural “Writers In Residence” program, bringing a range of literary figures (from DC/Marvel comics illustrators to National Book Award finalists to Wisconsin’s poet laureate) to Eau Claire, Wisconsin for readings, discussions, and exclusive collaborations alongside the festival’s music acts throughout the weekend.

The festival takes place on July 24–25, 2026 at Carson Park (100 Carson Park Dr, Eau Claire, WI 54703).

For further details, schedules, and ticket information, you can visit the official Eaux Claires homepage for more info here: https://eauxclaires.com/.

The lineup for the 2026 Writers In Residence program features Hala Alyan, Nickolas Butler, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Sean Thor Conroe, Brenda Cárdenas, Safia Elhillo, Avery Gregurich, Nicholas Gulig, Sheila Heti, Patrycja Humienik, Nishant Jain, Donika Kelly, Jon Mueller, Mustafa, Mike Nagel, Michael Perry, Amanda Petrusich, Harold Rogers, Brent Schoonover, Kyle Seibel, Katie Ka Vang, and Adam Voith.

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[image error]Wedding usher, 1982-ish. Had two jobs: Seat guests, decorate car. Did OK with guests. Decorated wrong car.

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