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Spring? Winter? Who knows? It’s March
Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
March 18, 2026
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Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight
I’ve written before about my first date with my husband. Today, March 4, is the
I’ve known since I began writing this blog that there were stories I couldn’t (or
It’s mid-October, and for the last couple of weeks I’ve been noticing leaves. Washington State
I’ve written before about the importance of old newspapers in my research for my novels
One morning earlier this month I read Emily Parnell’s column in The Kansas City Star,
One scent that brings my childhood to mind is that of Vicks VapoRub. When I
Last year I recounted the story of James Marshall finding a gold nugget at Sutter’s
I learned recently that the first Wednesday of November (which is today, November 5, 2025)
The third haunting book I’ve read in recent months is Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken
When I moved onto campus at Middlebury College in the fall of 1973, I shipped
It just so happened that last Wednesday, I read two articles about when and why
I finished the draft of this new novel on Thanksgiving Day. Since then, I’ve been
Many memories are triggered by milestone anniversaries—things that happened five or ten or twenty-five years
I’ve been reading Janet Burroway’s book, Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft. I started
All writers have times when their writing moves slowly, and I am in one of
I’ve written before about the change in perspective I’ve developed now that my children are
As readers of this blog know, I have included Abigail Scott Duniway, a historical Oregon
A few weeks ago I had to write a synopsis of my current work-in-progress to
In November 1978, my husband and I spent Monday through Wednesday of Thanksgiving week interviewing