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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
Back in November 2022, I wrote about ending each journal entry by listing five (more
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As I’ve written before, we didn’t spend many holidays at home when my kids were
I’ve written before (see here and here) about how glad I am that my children spent
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As a writer of historical fiction, one of the issues I struggle with is how
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A few months ago, I installed several Amazon Alexa devices to make our home “smart”.
One scent that brings my childhood to mind is that of Vicks VapoRub. When I
I am writing this post just a few hours after I dropped my daughter and
When autumn came to 1848, San Francisco was already a boom town and coping with
“Alas for those that never sing, But die with all their music in them!” ―from
Forgive me one more birthday story. After this post, I’ll move on with my year.
I spent this past weekend (May 1-3) at the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc., conference in