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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
February 11, 2026
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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
Several weeks ago, my older granddaughter announced to me, with grammatical precision if not ideal
Since I moved to Seattle, I’ve been reading about the city’s early history, when the
Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born
Many family heirlooms—or future heirlooms—have sentimental value because of the stories behind them. But the
In my monthly newsletter, I usually update readers on the status of my work-in-progress, but
The vast majority of miners during the California Gold Rush were men. The census of
After the Cannon Beach portion of my recent trip west, my husband and I spent
I thought about only including historical fiction in my “haunting books” this year, but a
When I think of my childhood Christmases, I think of going to my grandparents’ home
I wrote a previous post about an unfortunate situation involving orange juice. There is an
I’ve written before about viewing exhibits at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
It’s a scary time for me right now—I’ve sent my current manuscript out to the
As soon as I heard about it, I wanted to see the Plains Indians special
When autumn came to 1848, San Francisco was already a boom town and coping with
When I moved onto campus at Middlebury College in the fall of 1973, I shipped
A staple recipe in our household is Old-Fashioned Green Beans. They’re easy to make, and
Those of you who have read my story “Competitive Yoga” in Chicken Soup for the
This coming Sunday, September 13, is Grandparents Day. I was searching for a topic involving
Last Thursday I had a guest post over on A Writer of History, which is
As I mentioned in my August 15 post last year, by mid-August the wagon trains