This past weekend, I finally finished Draft 2 of my work-in-progress. Because of our cross-country
Now that my husband and I are functional in our new apartment (though not entirely
This blog was on hiatus for a little longer than I expected. Followers of my
If the emigrants on the Oregon Trail were fortunate, they reached Oregon City in the
I’ve written several times before about setting up new computers and other digital devices. (See
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I was aware from a very young age of
This year I’ve posted several times about my husband’s and my courtship forty years ago.
In a post several years ago, I mentioned that Fort Kearny was relocated from near
My husband took up rowing after our daughter joined the crew team at Georgetown University.
Every so often, something happens in real life that makes a good story. There is
On a LinkedIn writing group board recently, someone asked how to write a scene in
Once Oregon City was a thriving town at the end of the Oregon Trail, the
Sometimes, I link to posts from this blog in my monthly newsletter. And sometimes, I
I’ve mentioned in earlier posts that this year my husband and I celebrate our fortieth
I’ve written about my early school years. See here and here and here. By the
Twenty years ago today, March 16, 2002, I opened up a lined blank journal and
It is a truth universally acknowledged that writers cannot spend all their time writing. Sometimes,
A friend and I recently exchanged emails about cooking. Neither of us is the cook
Earlier this month I attended the Kansas Authors Club, District 2, retreat at Lake Doniphan
January has been Creativity Month, but I haven’t been very creative. With all the family issues
My family is an eclectic mix of Catholics, Protestants, agnostics, and skeptics. Most of the