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Rayson Lorrey

Rayson Lorrey

Rayson Lorrey (pen name of Ron Deike) is a science fiction writer and columnist for the Rochester Post Bulletin in Rochester, Minnesota, and a frequent contributor to MPR News' Art Hounds.

Sep 17, 2026

Art Hounds

Art Hounds

Art Hounds: Ice-fishing comedy, a forgotten founder and a new Moorhead play

Sep 17 · 4m

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You are listening to Art Hounds from NPR News.
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My name is Ray Laurie.
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I'm a writer in Rochester.
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I attended a preview performance of Eel Pout at the Commonwealth Theatre in Lanesboro.
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It was about ice fishing and male bonding in Minnesota.
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And it uses the, I guess, the conceit of a talking eel pout that interacts with the three main male characters, Sven, Oli, and Lars.

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