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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
February 11, 2026
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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
Several weeks ago, my older granddaughter announced to me, with grammatical precision if not ideal
Since I moved to Seattle, I’ve been reading about the city’s early history, when the
This might be the last time I post on the topic of grown children because
It seems appropriate that on this Labor Day I am updating you on my most
Ten years ago, in the summer of 2007, my daughter and I went to Copenhagen
Most Octobers I have posted one or more reviews of “haunting books” that I’ve read
In my family growing up, the tradition was to take down the Christmas tree before
I am a really good planner and organizer. I don’t say this boastfully, but as
In Lead Me Home, and again in my about-to-be-published novel Forever Mine, I make frequent
As Christmas approaches every year, I worry about all the things to do — send
One of the things I found in going through my father’s papers was some genealogies
When my husband and I were in our third year of law school, we had
I wrote on Monday about the tragedies of Alzheimer’s, which are real and heart-wrenching. But
I recently received a notice about my fortieth high school reunion this fall. Fortieth!!! How
Fifteen years ago, in July 1998, our family took a hiking vacation in Switzerland. We
Not everyone will be haunted by The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin, but I was. I
Last week my critique group lost a member, Norman Ledgin. Ninety-year-old Norm had been ailing
Among the books I found when I cleaned out my bookcase recently was a two-volume set
My grandmother’s red-lacquered nails clicked lightly on the keys as she played the piano. She
Note to readers: Today I’m sharing a guest post by Beth Lyon Barnett, which she