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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
February 11, 2026
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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
Several weeks ago, my older granddaughter announced to me, with grammatical precision if not ideal
Since I moved to Seattle, I’ve been reading about the city’s early history, when the
Last week was Pie Week, I learned on National Public Radio. Why Pie Week in
I wrote in an earlier post that my husband and I are building a new
The first President I could name was John F. Kennedy. President Eisenhower was in office
I posted a couple of weeks ago about the error the U.S. Postal Service made
I seem to be going to more funerals these days. Not only is the generation
My current work-in-progress takes place mostly in the Oregon City area, beginning in October 1850.
In the midst of the pandemic, we are all looking for little moments of joy,
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This
As I wrote last month, the early California gold miners began with placer mining, simply picking
The United States just celebrated its 245th birthday on Sunday, July 4, 2021. In recognition
One issue every writer must address is how much time to spend marketing as opposed
On Father’s Day, of course, I think of my father. And in the summertime, I
I read the newspaper differently now because I write historical fiction. Articles that I once would
I was fortunate to attend the Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc. conference this past weekend. The
One of the “treasures” I found last year when I was cleaning out a cupboard
I never knew my great-grandmother Cecelia Ryan Strachan, my maternal grandmother’s mother. In fact, Cecelia
Forty years ago today, September 4, 1979, I started working for Hallmark Cards. It was
I retired nine years ago from my corporate job to become a writer. My husband