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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
I launched my blog “Story & History: One writer’s journey through life and time” in
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A friend of mine recently emailed me an article from the Mayo Clinic on “popcorn
On our recent drive from Washington State to Missouri, my husband and I detoured to
I recently had the opportunity to visit the Burke Museum on the University of Washington
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I’ve now received all my beta readers’ feedback on the contemporary novel that is my
I’ve written before (see here and here) about how glad I am that my children spent
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This past weekend I traveled through southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas, visiting places of historical
I submitted a rough draft of a scene to my critique group last week about
The Catholic Lenten obligations prohibit eating meat on Ash Wednesday and on Fridays during Lent
A writing and blogging friend, Linda Joyce, has nominated this blog for the “One Lovely Blog
I’ve written before that I am a lot like my mother. But I developed my
I’ve recently read two articles that made me think about the importance of telling our