Secret Twin Cities: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Severson, Julie: - Minnesota native Julie Jo Severson grew up dreaming of working in a newsroom like Mary on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. These days she's a freelance journalist and editor living in a Minneapolis suburb with her husband and three teens. With a longtime passion for preserving life's rich and whimsical stories before they fade away, Severson launched the blog Carvings on a Desk, cocurated the anthology Here in the Middle, and works with individuals to record their personal histories for future generations.