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The Denny Party: Final Miles to Portland
After four months and nearly 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail, the Denny Party reached
August 26, 2026
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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
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
In the pre-pandemic days, I had planned a Viking River Cruise with my siblings and
The trees at our new house were planted just days before we moved in, late
I often try to post about family members when their birthdays come around. Well, today
One of the joys of blogging is finding other writers who touch your heart and
This isn’t a typical Halloween post, but it is about hallowed ground. The original meaning
Some of my novels have followed historical events quite closely, and others are almost entirely
Here is a guest post from Pamela Boles Eglinski, author of the new novel Return of
I’ve written before about viewing exhibits at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
My in-laws put a swimming pool in their back yard the summer after my first
Forty years ago today, September 4, 1979, I started working for Hallmark Cards. It was
Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight
When I visited my father in August, I decided to make a peach cobbler and
Despite an early exposure to ironing (Santa left me an ironing board when I was
For my husband, the mark of adulthood was ownership of a toaster oven. He’d spent
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
As I’ve delved deeper into closets and drawers and boxes, I’ve found all sorts of
My story, My Son Made Me Tweet, will appear in Chicken Soup for the Soul:
I’ve written before how much I love the ocean and how I count a year