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My Thoughts on Finishing Another First Draft
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
May 20, 2026
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This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
As I’ve written before, when my daughter was born I thought she was the “icing
Two years ago in late September, my daughter and I took a trip to Maui—a
Note to readers: Today I’m sharing a guest post by Beth Lyon Barnett, which she
If the emigrants on the Oregon Trail were fortunate, they reached Oregon City in the
My mother’s birthday would have been later this week, and so I’ve been thinking a
My husband and I recently spent time with our son and his girlfriend in New
The Great Migration of 1843 was the first significant group of emigrants to head west.
I have set up a Google Alert for references to “Oregon Trail.” Every week in
I posted several years ago how I hated my mother telling me “I don’t know
This Saturday, March 4, 2017, marks the 40th anniversary of the first date my husband
I’ve written before about family myths (see here and here). A recent family reunion brought more
My paternal grandmother’s chocolate fudge and divinity were part of many of my childhood Christmases,
I’ve described before some of the problems I’ve faced because my parents decided to call
Readers who are not writers may wonder what “creative nonfiction” is. Many writers wonder also.
I recently reread my journal from December 2002, trying to find the exact dates we’d
Many memories are triggered by milestone anniversaries—things that happened five or ten or twenty-five years
I recently started using Scrivener, a software program designed for writers. I’ve used WriteWay Pro off