
Cascades Rapids on the Columbia River: Then and Now
My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in

My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in

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 keep finding new topics that I need to research as I write my historical
I’ve mentioned before that I called my maternal grandmother Nanny Winnie. How I came to
Today’s post is a simple thank you to readers and followers of this blog and
As I’ve written before, we didn’t spend many holidays at home when my kids were
Like A Murder in Time, The Bookseller haunted me because of how the novel deals
I deliberately keep this blog away from politics. I’m told that writing about a hot-button
I’ve mentioned before that my son and I are almost complete opposites on the Myers-Briggs
I’m writing another book about the emigrants to Oregon in 1847 who traveled in the
Do you remember the ridiculous children’s song “Little Bunny Foo Foo”? I’m certain I never

I attended the 2017 Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc. conference in Oklahoma City from May 4-6

I first became aware of gender differences when I was about six or seven. I
Word of the Sutter’s Fort gold discovery reached Oregon in the summer of 1848. Oregon
I know it is un-American, but I do not like orange juice. The pulp in
For the past week or two, the magnolia tree in our front yard has been

I’ve written on this topic several times in the past, but in recent months I’ve
I’ve written before about family myths (see here and here). A recent family reunion brought more
I’ve written before about the importance of reading in my family when I was growing
Last week I wrote about an emergency sewing project (putting my daughter’s name on her