I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include
Today is Ash Wednesday, but although I am Catholic, I will not be getting ashes
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
Now that I no longer have children in school—not even college!—I don’t mark the passing
A couple of months ago, I noticed that the laptop I bought in 2021 was
It was 34 years ago this week that my husband and I arrived in Kansas
I have been blogging regularly since early 2012. In over six years, I think I
When I first began writing, I read lots of books on writing—many on the techniques
Many years ago, my department at work took the Gallup StrengthsFinder survey to find out
My writing goal for the summer was to finish an edit of my second Oregon
I happened upon an exhibit of Fred Geary’s woodcuts at the Kansas City Public Library’s
Since 2009, Hallmark Cards has held an annual art festival outside its headquarters facility in
Today’s “haunting book” post features two historical novels, Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett, and
This blog is about story and history — my story, the stories in my historical
Most people pull out their wool sweaters and socks for warmth during winter. Not me.
As I browsed through my digital photographs looking for something to write about, I came
Like A Murder in Time, The Bookseller haunted me because of how the novel deals
My husband and I have been invited to a Halloween party requiring costumes, and we
Although many posts on this blog are about my life, I don’t aspire to write
Most of my photos are now packed away in boxes and would be difficult to
As my children were growing up, I told them frequently, “You have to make choices