Julie Hanus is Utne Reader’s assistant editor. Armed with a degree in English from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, she also keeps watch over the Great Writing blog at Utne.com. Before coming to the magazine, Julie spent five years working for the sports section at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, which most people would never guess (giving her a secret advantage during trivia games). A lover of well-told stories, she has in previous incarnations taught writing, trained horses, and slung drinks. When she’s not at the office, she can be found biking around Minneapolis on her bean-green Surly Crosscheck with a pug named Toby tucked into her shoulder bag.
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