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This time of year, mysteries abound. A Virgin birth. Angels and magi. A fat guy
December 24, 2025
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This time of year, mysteries abound. A Virgin birth. Angels and magi. A fat guy
I’ll begin this post with a shout-out to M.K. Tod, who writes a wonderful blog
This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of
My father and I took a day last week to go to Lake Crescent in the
A friend recently returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon. “The ranger told us
I launched my blog “Story & History: One writer’s journey through life and time” in
As I wrote last month, the early California gold miners began with placer mining, simply picking
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Klondike Gold Rush National
The History Channel recently reported the anniversary of Jesse James’s birth in Clay County, Missouri,
During the Christmas season, we scurry to find our loved ones unique gifts, suited to
The trees have been gorgeous this autumn in Kansas City. I can’t say it’s been
This random photo was taken in December 1986, when our family visited my parents for
The world is a crazy place in this era of the pandemic. “Social distancing” remains
I was able to travel to meet my new granddaughter a couple of weeks ago.
Every year on Halloween night, I remember Halloween night in 1963, when I was seven
As I wrote recently, spring came earlier to Washington State this year than to Missouri.
This past weekend we buried my father-in-law. He was the first grandparent my children and
The short answer to why usually I ask questions at the end of my posts
In May 2017, I attended the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. conference in Oklahoma City. I’ve
One of the disadvantages I’ve found in getting older is not sleeping as well as
I decided to write about the Oregon Trail in part because the concept of leaving