My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in
Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight
Earlier this month I sent the first of what I hope will be regular newsletters
I’ve mentioned the park walks that our retirement community sponsors every Saturday morning. These walks
I started blogging in January 2012, and other than a few brief hiatuses, I haven’t
Here’s a brief Christmas scene from Now I’m Found that takes place on Christmas Day
Last month I wrote about Winema Riddle, a Native American woman who pursued justice for
Writers of historical fiction often chase down rabbit holes of research they do not anticipate.
As I announced in my newsletter on November 19, Safe Thus Far is now available
It’s a scary time for me right now—I’ve sent my current manuscript out to the
My siblings and I spent much of our holiday vacations playing games. No one in
I remember reading Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith
Today would have been my mother’s 82nd birthday. One of my most popular posts on
There is a tradition that says that when one wants to sell a house, one
March and April this year were dreadful months—cold and dreary. Even if we had an
A new novel raising Thomas Jefferson’s slave mistress to “Founding Mother” is now a Kindle
This picture of me and my brother was one of my mother’s favorites. It was
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California was first reported on March 15,
One of the prime selling points of the Baltic Sea cruise for me was the
Several months ago I was cleaning out a drawer that should have been cleaned out