Three Days and Nights in a Potato Hole

Three Days and Nights in a Potato Hole

This week on North of Normal: Written & Read, Amanda McKeen pulls a reflection from the archives. Originally written in September 2025, Three Days and Nights in a Potato Hole began with an old newspaper clipping Amanda found while gathered with her family after...
How Much of You Is Really You?

How Much of You Is Really You?

Something new from North of Normal. In this Written & Read episode, Amanda McKeen reads her latest personal reflection, How Much of You Is Really You? It began with a conversation after the microphones were turned off and led to a much more personal question: How...
The Cost of Staring at What Makes You Angry

The Cost of Staring at What Makes You Angry

The microphones were off. Lynne Grigelevich and I had just finished an hour of North of Normal that included a phone call from someone wanting to volunteer at the radio station, people knocking on the studio window, a surprisingly long conversation about death,...