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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
The last time I wrote about my current work-in-progress was in mid-March. At that point,
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Here in the Midwest, we are experiencing serious flooding this spring. St. Joseph, Missouri, one
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I’ve now received all my beta readers’ feedback on the contemporary novel that is my
A friend of mine in Washington State recently posted a picture of huckleberries she had