I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include
Today is Ash Wednesday, but although I am Catholic, I will not be getting ashes
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
I have researched how and where the emigrants traveled along the Oregon Trail for ten
I launched my blog “Story & History: One writer’s journey through life and time” in
I spent many weeks (and even months) in Klamath Falls, Oregon, during my early childhood,
Remembering last week’s Thanksgiving celebration brings a smile to my face. I think the memories
The reason most settlers went to Oregon was because they could claim free land. In my
I didn’t set out to write a series of novels about the Oregon Trail and
A few weeks ago, my family started hospice care for my mother. She had been
Here’s a (sort of) Christmas story I’ve never posted before. I wrote it for a
When our youngest sibling (a boy) was born, my ten-year-old brother announced in awe, “When
This summer, our outdoor activities might be limited because of the pandemic. When I was
I’ve written before about the idyllic summers I spent as a teenager on Coeur d’Alene
Join the nation in a moment of silence at 3:00pm on Memorial Day to remember
As I mentioned in my August 15 post last year, by mid-August the wagon trains
As the oldest child, I didn’t have to wear many hand-me-downs. Occasionally, I wore clothes
I’ve written before how much I love the ocean and how I count a year
Many authors these days have very strange browsing histories. Writers of thrillers have to research
In the fifteen months since my mother’s death, I’ve spent a lot of time wondering
This year I’ve posted several times about my husband’s and my courtship forty years ago.