
Black History Month: A White Author Reflects on Crafting African American Characters
I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include

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
A year ago, I showed readers the cover of Lead Me Home, the first book

I’ve written several times before about setting up new computers and other digital devices. (See
Six years ago in late April, my husband and I drove from Washington State to

Remembering last week’s Thanksgiving celebration brings a smile to my face. I think the memories
I wrote last week about National Library Week, and I announced that the Mid-Continent Public
This week I have a guest post on Write Brain Trust that discusses how I formatted
After thirty-four years in our current home, my husband and I have started looking for
It’s about time to start Christmas shopping, if the store windows are any gauge. Have
I’ve been asked where the emigrants in wagon trains slept as they traveled the Oregon

Over the past many months, one thing I have not written about was my soon-to-be
My husband and I will celebrate our thirty-ninth wedding anniversary soon. We were married just

I wrote last month about organizing my photographs so I could have them digitized. Late
Last year I wrote about the banana cream pie I made for my father one

As I look back on my childrearing years, one of the things I’m glad I
Earlier this month I had a day by myself in Topeka, which is just over
My husband’s maternal grandmother put tags and notes on many of her possessions, stating who
My last review of a haunting book for 2016 is of The Summer Before the War,
Sometimes I wish I could remember the story behind a picture. As I was searching