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Adapting to a New Normal
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
I started my life as a writer in early 2007, so I’ve now been trying
February 17 is National Random Acts of Kindness Day. This day originated in New Zealand,
I’ve written before about how much I love the beach. Usually, my visits to the
I only spent one Christmas at my maternal grandparents’ home in Pacific Grove, California. That
I wrote last month about organizing my photographs so I could have them digitized. Late
Last week I had the opportunity to attend an artist’s talk by painter Patricia Streeper
My mother had a collection of Storybook dolls when she was a girl. Several of
My current work-in-progress deals in part with domestic violence. The 19th century was a time
Here’s a link to my January 1, 2018, newsletter. I send this out monthly with
In my about-to-be-published novel, My Hope Secured, several scenes take place in or around the
Fireflies don’t live in the western United States, and I never encountered them growing up
Books by local authors make great holiday gifts. Many of these books will be unknown
My latest novel, My Hope Secured, featured scenes of two family Christmases. One Christmas celebration
A few weeks ago, my family started hospice care for my mother. She had been
Through Sunday, November 22, my total word count is 77,400 words. The NaNoWriMo pace for
I’ve written before about my grandfather’s clock—how it formed a part of my childhood, first
When I researched the 1840s for my Oregon Trail novels, I started with the big
Many thanks to those of you who have written comments on my earlier posts or