I live in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood of Saint Paul with my awesome wife Ellen and our charismatic greyhound Albert.

Cathedral Hill is what a neighborhood should be. Browse the titles at Common Good Books, enjoy a coffee at Nina’s, hang out in the back yard at W.A. Frost’s, try the peanut butter and banana sandwiches at Cheeky Monkey, or check out everything else this place has to offer, from flowers to Pad Thai.

I grew up a little ways down the Mississippi, in and around Winona, Minnesota. Go Winhawks.

I hold an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota. I’ve published some stories, reviews and essays. I founded and edited the cultural journal Two Cities.

I am the least talented American male ever to love sports. I play tennis so poorly as to elicit pity. For someone who enjoys ESPN as much as I do, I retain very little. I can’t get enough of books, movies, and music. Follow my thoughts–and recommendations–on such things on my personal twitter feed: @kevinfenton.