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Adapting to a New Normal
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
I’ve mentioned before that I called my maternal grandmother Nanny Winnie. How I came to
The news reports recently have contained stories about the 2020 U.S. Census not reaching everyone.
I wrote back in October 2015 about the Oregon land laws in the 1840s, and
Most of my photos are now packed away in boxes and would be difficult to
In my gratitude list, I mentioned the support of colleagues and mentors as something I
I recently returned from my first out-of-state trip since the pandemic began. Actually, it was
It’s mid-October, and for the last couple of weeks I’ve been noticing leaves. Washington State
WordPress tells me this is my 900th post on this blog. At an average of
In my novel Now I’m Found, Jenny, one of the lead characters in the book,
Today my son turns thirty-seven. As I’ve been going through boxes, trying to declutter, I
One of the more sensational stories of the Oregon Trail is that of the Donner
A few weeks ago, my family started hospice care for my mother. She had been
In the summer of 1989, when our daughter was four and our son seven, we
I’ve written before about the times I built Barbie houses with my father-in-law. The second house
I follow This Day in History, watching for events that relate to my historical novels.
I’ve written before about how much I love the beach. Usually, my visits to the
One change in the last six months of pandemic sheltering is that annoying errands have
Readers who are not writers may wonder what “creative nonfiction” is. Many writers wonder also.