I’ve written before about emigrants crossing the Missouri River at Kanesville, Iowa (now Council Bluffs).
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
My daughter tells me her parent/baby group shows her nine variations of normal. What her
One of our family’s go-to recipes is what we call “the squash dish.” I don’t
Last week my critique group lost a member, Norman Ledgin. Ninety-year-old Norm had been ailing
One of the earliest books that I remember my mother reading to me was The
Every year Christmas sneaks up on me. It shouldn’t, I know. It’s always on December
There is a tradition that says that when one wants to sell a house, one
Although James Marshall found gold on the north fork of the American River in late
While he was visiting recently, my son posted a series of photos on Instagram with
Writing descriptions is not something that comes naturally to me. I much prefer writing dialogue.
My latest published novel, Safe Thus Far, was a finalist for the 2022 Thorpe Menn
For the Fourth of July when I was seven, someone gave my brother (who was
When I was born, my parents owned a dog named Punky. I’ve seen pictures of
Before I married in November 1977, my mother gave me six dish towels. “Here,” she
I’ve written before (see here and here) about Jesse Applegate, who was part of the
Many of the scenes in my current work-in-progress take place in a Methodist parsonage in
I wrote today’s post before the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday.
If you want to have an impact on people, you need to tell them a
September 21 is World Gratitude Day, a day celebrated since 1966 when an international group