My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in
Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight
I had no good ideas for a post today, so as I sometimes do, I
One thing that surprises me as I research the settlement of the American West is
I always assumed I would walk down the aisle at my wedding to the strains
There was a story on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition show on July 16, 2013,
I’ve written before about the journal I have kept for the past twenty years. About
I feel like a curmudgeon this year because our house is one of only two
I posted last year about Abigail Duniway, a historical figure I found while researching Safe
My husband is of the belief that I like gadgets. Some gadgets I do like.
This set of random photos came from an envelope my father labeled “Cannon Beach.” Most
A year ago I published Lead Me Home, and I immediately turned to editing its
My current work-in-progress is set during the Civil War in Oregon. The Civil War was
September 21 is World Gratitude Day, a day celebrated since 1966 when an international group
A friend and I recently exchanged emails about cooking. Neither of us is the cook
I’ve written before about all my technological devices needing to be upgraded at the same
One change in the last six months of pandemic sheltering is that annoying errands have
In junior high and high school, my favorite poem was “Renascence,” by Edna St. Vincent
My latest published novel, Safe Thus Far, was a finalist for the 2022 Thorpe Menn
In the modern world, we are dependent on logistics and supply chains that most people