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Adapting to a New Normal
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 summer I had the opportunity to chat with Gar LaSalle, who, like me, writes
The news in 2021 is full of stories of political conflict. Republicans are split between
Both my dad and my mother’s father took lots of pictures over the years. As
A few weeks ago my husband decided to give away all his unused audio equipment
Last week I shoveled our driveway and walks three times in one week. Kansas City’s
My son and I were reminiscing about his childhood recently, and we got on the
I mentioned in my last monthly newsletter that my husband and I have decided to build
My husband recently bought a boat. It’s a very functional patrol boat that he plans
My granddaughter paid me a visit this past weekend (with her parents), so I haven’t
Last week I represented Middlebury College at the Kansas City Private High School’s College Fair.
Writers of historical fiction often chase down rabbit holes of research they do not anticipate.
I mentioned in a post several years ago that my mother had potty-trained my son
In my about-to-be-published novel, My Hope Secured, several scenes take place in or around the
Happy New Year! A year ago, on January 2, 2019, I posted my performance review
By the beginning of June 1848 there were around 2,000 miners in the Sierra Nevada
On December 30, 2020, I posted my primary writing goals for 2021: 1. Edit and
Today, December 6, is St. Nicholas Day, a feast day honoring St. Nicholas, a 4th-century
Not everyone will be haunted by The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin, but I was. I