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Julie Gammack

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Iowa Writers’ Collaborative founder, and producer of the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat. https://okobojiwritersretreat.com/ OkobojiWriters.substack.com. and https://iowawriters.substack.com J. Dudley Gilbert’s human.

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Julie Gammack

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When Something Ends...
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When Something Ends...

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October 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM

Julie Gammack

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Cancelled Hulu, owned by Disney. Who’s with me?

September 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM

Julie Gammack

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The best writers’ retreat on the planet…. open.substack.com/pub/jgammack...

Speaker Bios and Workshop Titles

...start planning!

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September 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM

Julie Gammack

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An Invitation to the Greatest Writers and Songwriters Retreat in the Universe!
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An Invitation to the Greatest Writers and Songwriters Retreat in the Universe!

And to lovely retreats in Winterset and Lovillia, Iowa for paid subscribers...

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September 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Julie Gammack

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@michaelfranken.bsky.social

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If This Conversation With Admiral Michael Franken doesn't scare you...

...well, it will.

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July 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM

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@meidastouch.com Des Moines, IA

June 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM

Julie Gammack

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I Had My 'Iowa Nice' Ass Handed to Me
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I Had My 'Iowa Nice' Ass Handed to Me

...thankfully

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June 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM

Julie Gammack

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I Had My 'Iowa Nice' Ass Handed to Me
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I Had My 'Iowa Nice' Ass Handed to Me

...thankfully

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June 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Julie Gammack

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If you post on Bluesky, you are a writer. Check out the Okoboji Writers' and Songwriters' Retreat list of speakers. open.substack.com/pub/jgammack...

Look Who's Coming to the Okoboji Writers' and Songwriters' Retreat

....and see why it's a life highlight for attendees

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June 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM

Julie Gammack

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Solitaire
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Solitaire

Confession: I play a lot of Solitaire.

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May 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM

Julie Gammack

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Here's the Podcast: Peter Hedges Comes Home
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Here's the Podcast: Peter Hedges Comes Home

...an Iowa guy makes it big, but is still rooted in his home town

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May 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM

Julie Gammack

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Relationships can be like living in different growing zones. open.substack.com/pub/okobojiw...

Growing Zones and Broken Hearts

…some plants and relationships can’t survive

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May 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM

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This column is written by Christie Vilsack, whose husband, Tom, served as President Obama’s and Biden’s Secretary of Agriculture. It is beautiful.

Common Ground: Dolly and the Pope.

I only knew my mother-in-law for a short time, but she gave me three gifts: a husband, a prayer and a mother-in-law hack.

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May 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM

Julie Gammack

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Deb Engle and I will be teaching a course about how to launch a successful Substack column. Here is an intro session we held today.

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Let’s Talk Substack - Apr 30 2025.mp4

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April 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM