Flyover People News- Out the window May 17, 2012Looking out the front windows of the Flint Hills Discovery Center. Off in the distance is the new Manhattan Convention Center (which has an annoying, unremovable bar-thingy across their website.) […]
- Overlooking Manhattan May 16, 2012Here’s the view from one of the two terraces on the north side of the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan. […]
- Well done, Manhattan May 15, 2012Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: WELL DONE, MANHATTAN ‘Take me back to the Cottonwood River,” Kelley Hunt sings. “Lead me on, lead me on to where the Flint Hills roll.” Growing up Emporia, the Flint Hills likely provided Kelley Hunt with a feeling of being grounded, and the open skies […]
- Out in the hills May 14, 2012The Flint Hills, Chase County It’s hard to beat a view like this. […]
- Happy Mother’s Day May 13, 2012Our moms hold onto us, they keep us grounded, they keep us from flying off of the planet. Thanks, Mom, for everything. For feeding me and clothing me and putting up with my surly teenage years. Thanks for teaching me how to drive and how to sew a dart and how to play Scrabble. Thanks […]
- Out the window May 17, 2012
Author Archives: Cheryl
Booksigning at SouthWind Gallery
Kansas artists Stan Herd and Louis Copt joined me for the book-signing at Topeka’s SouthWind Gallery. That’s my friend Amy (!) on the right. She’s a childhood friend who is mentioned in the book several times. Stan and Louis were … Continue reading
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Wednesday at Southwind
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: September 10, 2010 Contact: Sharon Hotchkiss, SouthWindGallery 785.273.5994 Kansas Author Cheryl Unruh Makes Appearance in Topeka for Book Signing Event Topeka, KS. SouthWind Gallery, 3074 SW 29th, Topeka, will host a “Book Signing” with … Continue reading
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Upcoming Events
Sept. 1, 5-7 p.m. Book Launch – Town Crier Bookstore, 716 Commercial, Emporia. Sept. 15, 3-6 p.m., Book signing – SouthWind Gallery, 3074 SW 29th, Topeka Books ($15 each) are available at : Town Crier Bookstore, 716 Commercial, Emporia SouthWind … Continue reading
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The book is available!
Sold at: Town Crier, 716 Commercial, Emporia… SouthWiind Gallery, 3074 SW 29th, Topeka … The Raven Book Store, 6 E. 7th, Lawrence … Memorial Union Bookstore, ESU, Emporia… Pages Books… 605 N. Main, Newton. If you’re interested in ordering Flyover … Continue reading
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Advance Review from Marci Penner
Marci Penner, director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation wrote this about the upcoming Flyover People book of columns: Cheryl’s gift is to see, feel, and understand people, places, and parts of Kansas that most of us miss and then be … Continue reading
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Advance Review by Kevin Rabas
Kevin Rabas is co-director of Emporia State University’s creative writing program. He is the author of two books: Bird’s Horn and Other Poems, and Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano. The latter is a 2010 Kansas Notable Book. Cheryl Unruh’s essays, culled … Continue reading
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Advance Review from Dave Kendall
Dave Kendall in the KTWU studio. Dave Kendall, host and executive producer of Sunflower Journeys said this to say about Flyover People, the book: Cheryl Unruh has developed a keen sensitivity to the little things about life among the “flyover … Continue reading
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Flyover book – Coming Soon!
Hello, peeps! As many of you know, I’ve been working on getting a collection of columns together in a book. Yes, finally, after 7 1/2 years of writing the Flyover People column in The Emporia Gazette, 80 of those columns … Continue reading
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