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
I spent this past weekend (May 1-3) at the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc., conference in
I have immersed myself in the nineteenth century over the last few weeks, editing my
Today is Labor Day, the traditional last day of summer vacation. Though in recent years,
The sequel to Lead Me Home takes place during the California Gold Rush and the
Many thanks to those of you who have written comments on my earlier posts or
Today is Wednesday, March 18. As of last Wednesday, March 11, my children and their
I’m writing another book about the emigrants to Oregon in 1847 who traveled in the
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt, haunts me because I hated it so much. I know
I wasn’t able to go to the Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc. (OWFI) writing conference earlier
The Kansas City Star has a column called “Snarky in the Suburbs” by Sherry Kuehl,
As I am finishing my current novel, it dawned on me that I have not
Every year on Halloween night, I remember Halloween night in 1963, when I was seven
In the past few months I’ve read several books that have continued to haunt me
I recently returned from another visit to see family on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s a
In a post several years ago, I mentioned that Fort Kearny was relocated from near
Among the books I found when I cleaned out my bookcase recently was a two-volume set
My fourth-grade teacher was a rather strict nun whose name I cannot remember. (I think