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Starting with the Great Migration of 1843, thousands of emigrants set out on the 2000-mile
October 22, 2025
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Starting with the Great Migration of 1843, thousands of emigrants set out on the 2000-mile
It’s mid-October, and for the last couple of weeks I’ve been noticing leaves. Washington State
For over fifteen years, I’ve been following the Write on the Sound (WOTS) conference sponsored
The reason most settlers went to Oregon was because they could claim free land. In my
Today, February 12, would have been my paternal grandmother’s 108th birthday. She died in 1990
I suppose every family develops its own lingo, terms they use to describe their experiences
I told one story recently that I couldn’t tell until after my parents were gone.
Every so often, something happens in real life that makes a good story. There is
Thanksgiving is behind us now, but just barely. I was thinking this past holiday weekend
I mentioned last week that I left home for college about the time my sister
Gratitude journals are a tool used in many disciplines. Psychologists prescribe them to combat depression.
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt, haunts me because I hated it so much. I know
Last week my critique group lost a member, Norman Ledgin. Ninety-year-old Norm had been ailing
In addition to remembering your loved ones on this Memorial Day, perhaps you should consider
I wrote in January 2013 about having to replace two computers and an e-reader within a
Many of my posts over the last couple of months have been dark and dreary
I’ve written several posts about the cruise (see here, here, and here) we took this
On December 30, 2020, I posted my primary writing goals for 2021: 1. Edit and
Building a new house has taught me all sorts of esoteric terms. Our online construction
My husband and I recently were fortunate to have visits from our two adult children.
My kids were born several years before the chickenpox vaccine was available. The measles/mumps/rubella vaccine