
Lessons Learned from a Four-Week Hospital Stay
My husband was recently hospitalized for complications related to his Parkinson’s disease. I took him

My husband was recently hospitalized for complications related to his Parkinson’s disease. I took him

I recently learned that my two most recent novels, When Heart Shall Fail and A

On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s
I’m always curious about the reasons other historical fiction writers are drawn to the genre.
I described my son’s tantrum in my last post, so it’s only fair that in
Thirty-five years ago, in the summer of 1979, my husband and I moved to Kansas
Now that we are well into June, most schools across the nation are out, and
Here’s a brief Christmas scene from Now I’m Found that takes place on Christmas Day
My book Family Recipe: Sweet and saucy stories, essays and poems about family life has now

It’s all over but the fireworks. The presents are opened. The menorah is put away.
My siblings and I spent much of our holiday vacations playing games. No one in
In addition to remembering your loved ones on this Memorial Day, perhaps you should consider

I mentioned in an earlier post that my next novel will deal with the development

This summer, our outdoor activities might be limited because of the pandemic. When I was

Soon I will get to meet my new granddaughter. I have anticipated this moment for

I hadn’t intended to write about a random photo today. I was looking for a

I recently received a notification from somewhere in my social media memories that I launched
I’ve mentioned before that I attended a diversity program called “Women Supporting Women” in late
Friday evening has always been the time I saved for my own enjoyment. All through
Through our forty-plus years in Kansas City, my husband and I have taken several vacations
Many of the forest fires raging in the West this summer are not far from