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Kristine Holmgren, Minnesota Playwright: A Christmas miracle
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Kristine Holmgren is a Minnesota playwright, social critic and Presbyterian pastor. Recognized as BEST OF THE CITIES; NEW PLAYWRIGHT - 2015. Sunday, November 30, 2014. I was sixteen when my father left. That year there was no Christmas tree, no turkey dinner, no presents. My mother worked two jobs as a cleaning lady. I sold hats at the Emporium in downtown Saint Paul. I stood alone on the corner and waited for the bus to take me home. My parents' marriage was over. My home and heart were broken. I found ...
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Kristine Holmgren, Minnesota Playwright: If Hillary were as bad as Trump
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Kristine Holmgren is a Minnesota playwright, social critic and Presbyterian pastor. Recognized as BEST OF THE CITIES; NEW PLAYWRIGHT - 2015. Thursday, July 16, 2015. If Hillary were as bad as Trump. My mother once told me a girl's reputation is worth her weight in lipstick and I believed her. Not so much for boys, I guess. A girl's reputation is worth her weight in lipstick. Does that same ethic apply to little girls? A few highlights from Mr. Trump's past:. Yup Lest we forget, Mr. Trump has been mar...
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Kristine Holmgren, Minnesota Playwright: February 2015
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Kristine Holmgren is a Minnesota playwright, social critic and Presbyterian pastor. Recognized as BEST OF THE CITIES; NEW PLAYWRIGHT - 2015. Monday, February 16, 2015. GOD GIRL challenges and inspires! Meet Summer Hagen and Sean Dooley, the lead actors in my new show, GOD GIRL. In this video they share their impressions of the play, and their experiences traveling back in time. GOD GIRL runs through March 1, 2015 at the History Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Kristine Holmgren, Minnesota Playwright: Beyond frostbite - or, how to survive a Minnesota winter
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Kristine Holmgren is a Minnesota playwright, social critic and Presbyterian pastor. Recognized as BEST OF THE CITIES; NEW PLAYWRIGHT - 2015. Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Beyond frostbite - or, how to survive a Minnesota winter. Come a little closer Bunky, and I'll tell you the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. There are secrets to living well on the tundra. Secrets known only the wise, the withered and the wistful. It's not your fault, snoogie. I want more for you, Bunky. And so doe...
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Kristine Holmgren, Minnesota Playwright: Dear Kristine - I look at the Republicans and wonder. . . Why doesn't God love me?
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Kristine Holmgren is a Minnesota playwright, social critic and Presbyterian pastor. Recognized as BEST OF THE CITIES; NEW PLAYWRIGHT - 2015. Thursday, July 14, 2011. Dear Kristine - I look at the Republicans and wonder. . . Why doesn't God love me? You're an ordained Presbyterian minister, right? I lost my job in 2008. So - I figure you know a few things about God and stuff. Can you help me with this little problem? I wonder why God created a worm like me? Here's my sad tale. But now, everywhere I look, ...
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Kristine Holmgren, Minnesota Playwright: Christ is risen - how about you?
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Kristine Holmgren is a Minnesota playwright, social critic and Presbyterian pastor. Recognized as BEST OF THE CITIES; NEW PLAYWRIGHT - 2015. Monday, March 30, 2015. Christ is risen - how about you? Except for a haphazard egg hunt and the occasional brunch at W.A. Frost, no one in my family celebrates Easter. And I have a hard time talking anyone into anything anymore. I kid you not. This is what Presbyterians do for fun. A gluten-free ham dinner anyone? The empty tomb. Christ has risen! In June the Presb...
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Kristine Holmgren, Minnesota Playwright: Gays, lesbians, and the question that pushes history
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Kristine Holmgren is a Minnesota playwright, social critic and Presbyterian pastor. Recognized as BEST OF THE CITIES; NEW PLAYWRIGHT - 2015. Saturday, June 25, 2011. Gays, lesbians, and the question that pushes history. Should men be allowed to marry men? Women be allowed to marry women? I don't know if anyone should ever be "allowed" to marry. My feeling about marriage is as skewed as you might expect from a twice married, retired cynic. But that's the point, isn't it? Our Republican legislators articul...
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Kristine Holmgren, Minnesota Playwright: Halloween is for bullies too
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Kristine Holmgren is a Minnesota playwright, social critic and Presbyterian pastor. Recognized as BEST OF THE CITIES; NEW PLAYWRIGHT - 2015. Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Halloween is for bullies too. My brother said the Wilnut kids had head lice and I believed him. Scab-crusted and grubby, they patrolled my neighborhood like a pack of wolves. If it wasn't nailed down, the Wilnuts stole it. If you had pride in something, they destroyed it. My mom called them "ragamuffins and hoodlums.". When darkness fell...
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Kristine Holmgren, Minnesota Playwright: October 2014
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Kristine Holmgren is a Minnesota playwright, social critic and Presbyterian pastor. Recognized as BEST OF THE CITIES; NEW PLAYWRIGHT - 2015. Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Halloween is for bullies too. My brother said the Wilnut kids had head lice and I believed him. Scab-crusted and grubby, they patrolled my neighborhood like a pack of wolves. If it wasn't nailed down, the Wilnuts stole it. If you had pride in something, they destroyed it. My mom called them "ragamuffins and hoodlums.". When darkness fell...
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