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Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born
November 12, 2025
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Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born
I learned recently that the first Wednesday of November (which is today, November 5, 2025)
During the earlier years of this blog, in a nod to Halloween celebrations, my October
I’ve always been fascinated by seashells. I think it goes along with my love of
This post is mostly about The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Oksuka, which my
Last month I went to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City to see
In these days of the coronavirus, every cough and every ache or pain makes us
Kansas City is a driving town. Except for a few corridors, it is difficult to
My husband and I didn’t take too many summer vacations at my parents’ home when
My anthology of short stories, essays and poems will be published and available soon. Here is
Traditionally, in October, National Book Month, I have posted about “haunting books”—books that have stayed
As I’ve written before, I don’t usually dress up in costume on Halloween. But one
Books by local authors make great holiday gifts. Many of these books will be unknown
Maybe this is one of those “when I was young, we had it tough” stories.
In 1817, the North West Company established Fort Nez Perce where the Walla Walla River
Now that we are well into June, most schools across the nation are out, and
I’ve mentioned spending summers with my grandparents in Pacific Grove, California. It seemed like I
I wrote a previous post about an unfortunate situation involving orange juice. There is an
The novel I’m writing now takes place in 1864 Oregon. The Civil War was the
On Father’s Day, of course, I think of my father. And in the summertime, I