My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in
Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight
Here in the Midwest, we are experiencing serious flooding this spring. St. Joseph, Missouri, one
It wasn’t until December 1848 that President James Polk acknowledged that gold had been found
Sometimes you just have to whine. Or rant. I’m doing some of both today. For
I wrote last week about National Library Week, and I announced that the Mid-Continent Public
Last September I posted about my first few weeks using Scrivener, a software program for
I mentioned last week that I left home for college about the time my sister
My daughter doesn’t appreciate most of the posts about her on this blog, but today
The Coca-Cola Company has an advertising campaign underway using the slogan “Share a Coke with
As I mentioned in a recent post, the river cruise my husband and I were
I wrote recently about my 8th-grade graduation in June 1999 and my parents’ absence for
Most people pull out their wool sweaters and socks for warmth during winter. Not me.
The main plot and some of the sub-plots of my work-in-progress revolve around relationships between
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This
On the first day of every month, I send out a newsletter to subscribers. Like
This wasn’t the post I intended to write today. But in the last couple of
Every once in a while I come across a book that intimidates me. Sometimes, it’s
I don’t know that I will get to the ocean this year, but my husband
It’s hard not to be haunted by any book about the Nazi death camps. Lilac