Most of us who have studied American history are aware of the Forty-Niners—those intrepid souls
As a writer of historical fiction, one of the issues I struggle with is how
As I enter my third year of blogging (my first post was on January 17,
One morning last week as I wrote in my journal, I grumbled about the Midwestern
The emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail arrived in the Willamette Valley in late fall,
I’ve been making lists since long before I could write. When I was a toddler,
During the Christmas season, we scurry to find our loved ones unique gifts, suited to
My parents never paid money for good grades, but they did pay books. At the
This year one of the many things I am grateful for is the readers of
For those of you who want an update on my writing about the Oregon Trail,