The World Needs More Pie

10/07/2026

Pieowa is showing TOMORROW in Estes Park, Colorado. It says membership required, but you can buy it on site for $20 -- which is cheaper than a movie ticket in some places, but this one comes with perks. AND there will be pie! Wish I could be there!

Estes Valley Friends of the Library Annual Meeting & Pie Reception: Join us on Thursday October 8th for a slice of community and PIEOWA, a documentary tribute to pie and the stories it inspires. Membership required—Join now!! Doors open at 6:00 PM, pie served in the lobby, meeting at 6:30 PM, followed by the screening.

09/24/2026

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09/04/2026

Getting my September newsletter out early this month. I know I’ve been quiet on FB lately but when you read this you’ll see why. Have a great holiday weekend. I hope you’ll get outside and play. And of course have some pie.

Yes, you can get S.A.D. even in summer

08/15/2026

Haven’t seen me post on FB in a while? You can catch up on all my latest in my newsletter. (It’s free.)

A vacation goes off the rails, but pie saves the day. Plus other fun tidbits.

08/02/2026

I was required to calculate my PIEOWA audience numbers for my film grant final report. (TBH, I probably would have procrastinated on this if not for the deadline.) Apparently the numbers are quite good for a humble little indie documentary like mine. But then, like I wrote in the prologue of my “Making Piece” memoir, “I blame pie.” 😉 I love pie. Seems that audiences do too. One of my favorite comments after a screening was from a college kid who told me, “I didn’t think pie could hold my interest for over an hour, but it did.” Thanks to all of you who have made your way through rain, snow, heatwaves, cold snaps, and even tornado warnings to come see my film. And the road show continues with more screenings getting added in more states. Check Pieowa.com for the schedule.

07/29/2026

This was in the The New York Times crossword puzzle a few days ago. Did anyone else see it? Pie + Iowa = PIEOWA!! 🤓

07/28/2026

I saw Max from Team Pie Hunter on RAGBRAI last week. I knew he was representing pie but didn’t realize he was also raising awareness for the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. 🦬 Max appreciate ears in my PIEOWA documentary. You wouldn’t recognize him now though as he’s a few years older, grown several inches taller, and is remarkably slimmer. What a nice young man. I can’t wait to see where he goes in life. 🥧🚴🏻‍♂️

The refuge is being represented on Ragbrai (the annual massive bike ride across the state of Iowa) by Max Kimball of Team Pie Hunter. If you are out there biking across Iowa this week watch for Max and others who might be wearing one of the jerseys designed for Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks for the photo,Max. Have a great ride! (To make this story even better,Max is biking with his dad and his grandmother, who is only 80 years old.)

07/25/2026

“Pie is a huge deal on RAGBRAI because our riders want to know it was made with love.” - RAGBRAI director Matt Phippen