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Sedulous Writers Group: Another Requiem
Nothing is certain but death and taxes. I was going to write about taxes for
April 15, 2026
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Nothing is certain but death and taxes. I was going to write about taxes for
Eleven years ago, I wrote about my birthday falling on Easter for the first time
I recently had the opportunity to visit the Burke Museum on the University of Washington
My mother’s death brought to mind many memories for all her family members. My son
One of the topics I’ve had to research for my work-in-progress is the mining laws
There are times when I wonder why I keep posting on this blog. Some months
Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
Many family heirlooms—or future heirlooms—have sentimental value because of the stories behind them. But the
I mentioned in a post in March that I was looking for the speech I
As I’ve written before, I plan to set my next historical novel in Oregon in
The fictional family in my work-in-progress lives in a large house in Portland, Oregon. They
January has been Creativity Month, but I haven’t been very creative. With all the family issues
I grew up listening to Broadway show tunes on my father’s stereo system. Actually, not
Last summer when I cleaned out a cupboard, I found some treasures. One treasure was
By mid-August the emigrants traveling the Oregon Trail in the 1840s had passed Fort Hall.
I have discovered one drawback to having my office in the basement of our new
Writers of historical fiction often chase down rabbit holes of research they do not anticipate.
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in October away from home visiting relatives. The
I’ve mentioned before that I was one of several valedictorians of my high-school class. The
This month I’m writing another series of book reviews on “haunting books.” I haven’t read
The last time I wrote about my current work-in-progress was in mid-March. At that point,