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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
My husband and I traveled to Spokane again last weekend to visit family. It was
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
I’ve always been amazed by this photograph of the gifts I received on my first
Longtime readers of this blog know that it started as a WordPress.com blog called “Story
My first post on this blog went live in January 2012, but I didn’t start
While he was visiting recently, my son posted a series of photos on Instagram with
On Saturday, March 2, 2019, other family members and I attended the Friends of Arrow
Do you remember the ridiculous children’s song “Little Bunny Foo Foo”? I’m certain I never
I mentioned in an earlier post that I wrestled with whether to set my Oregon
Now that I’m a grandmother, I find myself thinking of my mother more frequently. Though
I’m always curious about the reasons other historical fiction writers are drawn to the genre.
If you’re looking for a small Mother’s Day present, try my book “Family Recipe: Sweet
Here in the Midwest, we are experiencing serious flooding this spring. St. Joseph, Missouri, one
I have immersed myself in the nineteenth century over the last few weeks, editing my
My son, my first child, turns forty in a few days. It certainly does not
My husband’s maternal grandmother put tags and notes on many of her possessions, stating who
Shortly before my mother’s death, my father and I reviewed the draft obituaries my parents