
Two Reunions: Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
In the last couple of months, I’ve had two mini-reunions with people who were important

In the last couple of months, I’ve had two mini-reunions with people who were important

I’ve been to Volunteer Park several times since we moved to Seattle, but usually I’ve

I wrote a few weeks ago about how AI saved me money by helping me
Here is a scene from Chapter 44 of my novel Now I’m Found, describing a

Today is Christmas Eve, and experience tells me that not many people will read my

Last summer I had the opportunity to chat with Gar LaSalle, who, like me, writes
Although I prefer the ocean, I enjoy being in the mountains, too. Mountains show us

One of my favorite dogs ever has died—my daughter’s dog Langley. Langley has been a
I’ve written many times about photographs taken from my childhood or from my children’s childhood.
Many years ago, my department at work took the Gallup StrengthsFinder survey to find out
Building a new house has taught me all sorts of esoteric terms. Our online construction
As I try to polish and publish my third historical novel over the next couple

Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born
Fifteen years ago, in July 1998, our family took a hiking vacation in Switzerland. We
I’ve written before about the Great Migration of 1843—the first large wagon train along the
In 1817, the North West Company established Fort Nez Perce where the Walla Walla River
Last week was Pie Week, I learned on National Public Radio. Why Pie Week in
Forty years ago today, September 4, 1979, I started working for Hallmark Cards. It was

My husband and I visited the Peace Arch on the border between the United States
In all the years we’ve been married, my husband and I have never spent Christmas

Last weekend, I was able to attend the virtual version of the Historical Novel Society