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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
Writers of historical fiction look for first-hand accounts of the time to give their stories
In December 2017, a writer friend of mine asked me what my 2018 goals were.
I’ve written before about what a picky eater I was. Cooked carrots were my worst
As Memorial Day approaches, I remember long summer days of swimming and waterskiing until we
My son came to visit recently, and while he was here, an old family debate
My family is an eclectic mix of Catholics, Protestants, agnostics, and skeptics. Most of the
In junior high and high school, my favorite poem was “Renascence,” by Edna St. Vincent
In my about-to-be-published novel, My Hope Secured, several scenes take place in or around the
August 1979, thirty-five years ago this month, was the first time I felt I was
This month is the 152nd anniversary of the trial of Susan B. Anthony for voting
In the last four months I have replaced two computers and an e-reader. All with
I spent many weeks (and even months) in Klamath Falls, Oregon, during my early childhood,
Today, April 25, 2018, would have been my father’s 85th birthday. (He was 52 days
Sometimes when I’m stuck on my historical novels about Oregon Territory, I go out to
As I mentioned recently, my sister did most of the planning for our Baltic Sea
I wrote last week about the recent vacation my husband and I took to the
Last week I represented Middlebury College at the Kansas City Private High School’s College Fair.
As I announced in my newsletter on November 19, Safe Thus Far is now available