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I recently learned that my two most recent novels, When Heart Shall Fail and A
January 14, 2026
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I recently learned that my two most recent novels, When Heart Shall Fail and A
On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s
It’s all over but the fireworks. The presents are opened. The menorah is put away.
I deliberately keep this blog apolitical, and this post is not meant to be political.
In junior high and high school, my favorite poem was “Renascence,” by Edna St. Vincent
Great pictures on Adventure Dates of Ash Hollow, Windlass Hill, and Courthouse and Jail Rocks
Oregon City, now a suburb of Portland, Oregon, was one of the largest settlements in
This past week, while I’ve been caring for my daughter with a broken leg, I’ve
My husband and I recently were fortunate to have visits from our two adult children.
I wrote last year about attending the virtual conference sponsored by the Historical Novel Society
It apparently caused quite a stir in my parents’ high school when Catholic Mary began
Writers of historical fiction often chase down rabbit holes of research they do not anticipate.
I don’t remember too much about Independence Day celebrations when I was a kid. I’ve
Books by local authors make great holiday gifts. Many of these books will be unknown
April 10 is National Siblings Day. Although I have written many posts about siblings—my siblings,
My daughter and granddaughter visited us again over Memorial Day weekend. The baby is now
My mother died on July 4 last year, so I am completing a year of
After I whined in a recent post about skiing, I now must report that I
The past two days we have had rain in Kansas City. Monday felt almost autumn-like
Fifteen years ago, in July 1998, our family took a hiking vacation in Switzerland. We
As I wrote in my last post about the Oregon Trail, the emigrants wanted to