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This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are
June 17, 2026
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This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are
Last week, I had cataract surgery on my right eye. The left eye is scheduled
My father used to tell me, “It never rains in the Pacific Northwest.” That was
Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born
I wasn’t able to go to the Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc. (OWFI) writing conference earlier
I have been blogging regularly since early 2012. In over six years, I think I
My father used to tell me, “It never rains in the Pacific Northwest.” That was
I’ve always been fascinated by seashells. I think it goes along with my love of
Unlike me, my father liked to cook. In fact, he paid part of his way
Birthday celebrations figure in several of my novels, including my current work-in-progress. But I’ve never
When I attended Middlebury College in the mid-1970s, the school had a long weekend without
For most of the forty-seven Christmases my husband and I have been married, we have
It’s been over a year since I posted on this topic. In this time of
Six years ago in late April, my husband and I drove from Washington State to
A few days ago the topic of September 11 came up during a conversation with
I envied my children as they were growing up—they were close with two of their
This post is mostly about The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Oksuka, which my
Perhaps it seems odd that I just announced the publication of my last novel, My
My 50th high school reunion was last weekend. I wasn’t able to attend, but I
As I sat in the dentist’s office a couple of weeks ago waiting for the
My current work-in-progress is set during the Civil War in Oregon. The Civil War was