gianna soderstrom

Minnesota

  • the weather ski

    the weather ski

    It is not winter anymore, but I think this essay is more about hope and heart…

  • cliff jumping

    cliff jumping

    There is a cliche I’m tempted to use when I try to describe the passing summer:…

  • in the clouds

    in the clouds

    They call it “City Above the Clouds” and I sometimes cringe at the blunt-obvious names. But…

  • homesick

    homesick

    I used to say of Minnesota that the air was made fresh again in the spring.…

  • walks that don’t go anywhere

    walks that don’t go anywhere

    The first year I fell in love with long walks I was only an awkward, sincere…

  • counting

    Songbirds are not as common in Colorado as they are in northern Minnesota. I miss them.…

  • where courage comes from

    where courage comes from

    One of my friends talks a lot about courage. We went cliff jumping together once and…