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Forget auld acquaintance, forge onward
You make me happy when skies are gray
The News from December 25, 1982
BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 10-13)
BR: Video - A PRAIRIE HOME CHRISTMAS (2nd Half)
BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 6-9)
I am dreaming of a light Christmas
The emergence of blues billionaires
BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 3-5)
BR: Video - A PRAIRIE HOME CHRISTMAS (1st Half)
BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 1-2)
I hereby resolve to look on the bright side
I'll buy lunch, you fly the plane
The News from December 4, 1982
How we raised the dough to go to Florida
Mr. Socialist confesses a love of opera
The News from December 5, 1981
BR: Selected reading from "Christmas Blizzard"
GK: The darkness descends and I talk to friends
GK: December is here, it is perfectly clear
The News from November 28, 1981 (yes 1981)
Where I was last night and what I saw
A call to action: ignorant persons, unite
The News from November 29, 1980
An old liberal repents and comes out for order
Forget politics, let's talk about something fun
The News from November 22, 1980
Our house is on fire: let's talk
Man contemplates miracle and is amazed
Small talk as the instrument of civility
The News from November 8, 1980
A day in the life of an American man
The amazing grace of charismatic Piskies
The News from October 25, 1980
BR: What we have learned so far
How long, O Lord, how long? Just asking
Got the autumn blues, put on my walking shoes
The News from October 18, 1980
BR: On getting in touch with yourself
Don't know what's wrong, but it's okay
If you love your work, be sure not to finish it
The News from October 11, 1980
BR: Autumn, Gym, Song of the Exiles
A few beams of light on our current situation
Lonely guy seeks old café and three buddies
On Tuesday it all came down at once
GK: Last night I went to sleep by my girl
BR: The NEWS from Sept 27, 1980
The Back Room: Frankie and Johnny
Read the news, then count your blessings
GK: The story of my life: revised version
BR: The NEWS from Sept 13, 1980
The Back Room: A love letter to Mayo
GK: Women: Don't read this, for men only
GK: A walk in the park on a historic day
TBR: The News from Aug 16, 1980
The Back Room: Guy Noir and the Dolly Lama
GK: The story of my life, in 750 words
GK: In defense of feeling good in perilous times
TBR: The NEWS from Aug 2, 1980
GK: A modest proposal sure to be rejected
GK: The road to contentment is sitting right here
GK: A fresh start is a beautiful thing
GK: September, the finest month, is on its way
The Back Room: Uncle Jim's Supper Table Joke Book
GK: This world is not my home but here I am
GK: A suddenly older man scans life's romance
The Back Room: The True Story of Paul Revere
GK: Though interrupted, the writer persists in pleasure
GK: A somewhat interesting column but far from his best
The Back Room: Guy Noir and the Dolly Lama
GK: Eighty in sight, the life force still with us
GK: The good fortune of not finishing first
The Back Room: "Floats Your Boat"
The Back Room: The Warehouse of Maxims
GK: Smoke on the horizon, all's well at home
GK: Scribble, scribble, quibble, quibble, ishkabibble
The Back Room: Guy Noir and The Case of the Dolly Lama (2)
GK: Mr. Cool is writing his novel under pressure
My mystification on the Connecticut coast
The Back Room: How I became famous in Denmark
GK: What we crave, above all, is what's real
GK: Flying through clouds and coming home
The Back Room: Guy Noir and The Case of the Dolly Lama (1)
GK: A ball game, a book, and a brat: happiness
GK: Happiness comes to those who don't give a rip
GK: Sticking my neck out, talking to myself (TAKE 2)
GK: Sticking my neck out, talking to myself
The Back Room: The National Anthem
The Back Room: 16 Dreadful Jokes
GK: The truth of the Fourth: a minority report
GK: What made last Tuesday better than average
The Back Room: 15 things that need to change in Washington
GK: Sitting with friends at an outdoor café on Amsterdam Ave.
GK: Me and the guy who once met the Dalai Lama
GK: I have something to say: is that a problem?
O beautiful for summer skies and waves of conversation
Garrison Keillor's 4th of July - Special Discount for Substack subscribers
Why I am avoiding retirement and you should too
A man in a back pew, thinking to himself
Out of the bubble, into the hullabaloo
Why we are staying home tonight, not going out
Going to Newport with Mrs. Dashboard
An adventure in my own home on Tuesday
The impending crisis of exploding cicada data
Thoughts while ambling around Minneapolis
Sad story: lonely sleepless man thinks dark thoughts
Spring: we're going where we need to go
The privilege of happiness: one man's story
A modest proposal for saving the republic
The launch of "Garrison Keillor and Friends"