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My Thoughts on Finishing Another First Draft
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
May 20, 2026
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This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
As I’ve written before, when my daughter was born I thought she was the “icing
I told one story recently that I couldn’t tell until after my parents were gone.
I’ve written before about the importance of reading in my family when I was growing
There’s been a lot in the news in recent years about infrastructure. Which projects are
My anthology of short stories, essays and poems will be published and available soon. Here is
Forsythia have always signaled spring to me. Yellow is not my favorite color, but the
Two years ago in late September, my daughter and I took a trip to Maui—a
I started blogging in January 2012, and other than a few brief hiatuses, I haven’t
The spiders are back already. After a mild winter and a hot spring and start
Last weekend, I was able to attend the virtual version of the Historical Novel Society
One of our family’s go-to recipes is what we call “the squash dish.” I don’t
As I continue to research and edit my work-in-progress about the early years of the
I grew up listening to Broadway show tunes on my father’s stereo system. Actually, not
The Great Migration of 1843 was the first significant group of emigrants to head west.
Last year in November I posted about my progress on NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month),
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This
On my recent trip to Seattle, I went to the Museum of History and Industry
Sometimes I wish I could remember the story behind a picture. As I was searching
I wrote in January 2013 about having to replace two computers and an e-reader within a