I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include
Today is Ash Wednesday, but although I am Catholic, I will not be getting ashes
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
“The only way to start is just to start – take the plunge.” With these
One of the fun experiences I had during my years at Middlebury College was making
I described my son’s tantrum in my last post, so it’s only fair that in
Today would have been my mother’s 82nd birthday. One of my most popular posts on
As I try to polish and publish my third historical novel over the next couple
I’ve been making lists since long before I could write. When I was a toddler,
One of the topics I’ve had to research for my work-in-progress is the mining laws
Kansas City is home to the National World War I Museum and Memorial, which is,
As winter approaches each year, I cringe. Will my family want to go skiing? It’s
This has been another bad year for bugs in the Hupp household – for them,
Remembering last week’s Thanksgiving celebration brings a smile to my face. I think the memories
I have researched how and where the emigrants traveled along the Oregon Trail for ten
On Tuesday, September 3, 1963, fifty-five years ago today, I started third grade. The first
I’ve written before about spring vacations our family took when our kids were small—how I
With everything else going on, I haven’t had as much time as I’d like to
I recently started using Scrivener, a software program designed for writers. I’ve used WriteWay Pro off
This is a self-pity post. I’ve had a cold or the flu for the last
Once the emigrants to Oregon survived the plains and the Rockies, they still had to