
How AI Saved Me $1,000
There is a lot of controversy around the use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in

There is a lot of controversy around the use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in

After four months and nearly 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail, the Denny Party reached

Twenty-one years ago, in August 2005, my family gathered to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding

On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s

I wrote after my first cataract surgery about that experience. Later in June, I had
I’m rushing this post a bit, because we didn’t move into our new home until
This past week, while I’ve been caring for my daughter with a broken leg, I’ve
My Christmas preparations are about finished—the cards are mailed, the packages wrapped, and the house
My husband and I didn’t take too many summer vacations at my parents’ home when
A friend recently returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon. “The ranger told us
When I was first born, my parents brought me home to a tiny pre-fabricated house
Before my maternal grandfather, a taciturn businessman from Oregon, married my grandmother, he allegedly told
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in October away from home visiting relatives. The

I finished the draft of this new novel on Thanksgiving Day. Since then, I’ve been
Two years ago in late September, my daughter and I took a trip to Maui—a
We have a tendency to mark milestone birthdays more than others. In my last post
In going through the mementos my parents kept, I’ve discovered another way in which my
I mentioned in a post a few years back that I saw the Mary Poppins
My paternal grandmother’s chocolate fudge and divinity were part of many of my childhood Christmases,
I have always read avidly, as much as my time permitted. Libraries are invaluable, because
I’ve written before about the idyllic summers I spent as a teenager on Coeur d’Alene