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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
August 12, 2026
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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
Back in November 2022, I wrote about ending each journal entry by listing five (more
When I wrote last about my cataract surgery, I described how strange it was to
Writing descriptions is not something that comes naturally to me. I much prefer writing dialogue.
On Tuesday, September 3, 1963, fifty-five years ago today, I started third grade. The first
As I mentioned in a recent post, the river cruise my husband and I were
Over the past many months, one thing I have not written about was my soon-to-be
When the pioneers reached Oregon, they found abundant old-growth forests with timber that had never
You might think grammar is boring, but it is the writer’s toolbox. I marvel each
I am starting the New Year with a new resolve to finish my novel. I
It’s about time to start Christmas shopping, if the store windows are any gauge. Have
I’ve mentioned before that I spent two of my birthdays at Cannon Beach, Oregon—my 12th
This time of year, mysteries abound. A Virgin birth. Angels and magi. A fat guy
I’ve written before about all my technological devices needing to be upgraded at the same
I’ve written before that I am a lot like my mother. But I developed my
For the past week or two, the magnolia tree in our front yard has been
This random photo was taken in December 1986, when our family visited my parents for
When I first began writing, I read lots of books on writing—many on the techniques
My husband and I traveled to Spokane again last weekend to visit family. It was
Here’s a brief Christmas scene from Now I’m Found that takes place on Christmas Day