Jerry's bio
Jerry migrated from suburban Minneapolis to Nimrod, MN, after 36 years in marketing at Honeywell, Inc. and 15 years in real estate appraising. He found his 50 acre parcel of paradise in 1993 and built a home in the Crow Wing River Valley in 1998. Today, he divides his time between writing, part-time appraising, serving as director on a couple of boards, and tending the farm and livestock -- Belgian draft horses and Scottish Highland cattle.
His newspaper column Nimrod Chronicles appeared in the Sebeka Menahga Review Messenger from 2001 to 2003. It was collected in an anthology and published by North Star Press, using the same title: Nimrod Chronicles. The book is 368 pages of articles and photographs chronicling historical characters and events; current residents and happenings around town; an occasional essay; and an even more occasional bit of satire.
Jerry's writing and photography exhibit: In Print: Words and Images, appeared at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena in 2002, the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center in 2003, and the North Country Museum in Park Rapids in 2005.
Jerry studied writing at Normandale College in Bloomington and continues to study at The Loft in Minneapolis. He studied photography at Minnetonka Center of Arts and Education and Central Lakes College in Staples. He writes occasional articles for the Review Messenger and regional magazines. His short stories are included in Volumes 10 through 16 of The Talking Stick, an annual anthology of prose and poetry published by the Jackpine Writers' Bloc in Park Rapids, of which he is a member.
Broken Hart is his first collection of short stories, drawn from experiences in and around Nimrod. It was published by the Jackpine Writers' Bloc in their first foray outside the annual anthology. "I'm proud to work with the Jackpine group," Jerry said. "They are talented and energetic literary folks. They fill a gap in publishing outstate writers."
His next publishing venture? Jerry says there are three books awaiting: a collection of novellas of rural and small town life; a book of essays; and someday, maybe, a novel. "I'll never lack for subject matter or inspiration," says Jerry. "The Nimrod area is a mother lode of historic and contemporary characters."