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This time of year, mysteries abound. A Virgin birth. Angels and magi. A fat guy
December 24, 2025
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This time of year, mysteries abound. A Virgin birth. Angels and magi. A fat guy
I’ll begin this post with a shout-out to M.K. Tod, who writes a wonderful blog
This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of
My posts last October about the “haunting books” I had read are among some of
My youngest brother is eleven and one-half years younger than I am. Given where our
Authors continue to research aspects of their plots throughout the drafting and revising of their
In the pre-pandemic days, I had planned a Viking River Cruise with my siblings and
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt, haunts me because I hated it so much. I know
When I attended Middlebury College in the mid-1970s, the school had a long weekend without
While he was visiting recently, my son posted a series of photos on Instagram with
I wrote back in October 2015 about the Oregon land laws in the 1840s, and
As the oldest child, I didn’t have to wear many hand-me-downs. Occasionally, I wore clothes
I predicted in January of this year, on the tenth anniversary of this blog, that
Writers of historical fiction look for first-hand accounts of the time to give their stories
As I research my next historical novel set in 19th Century Oregon, one issue I
My husband and I recently were fortunate to have visits from our two adult children.
’Tis the season for putting up Christmas trees. My husband and I have not yet
I’ve been asked where the emigrants in wagon trains slept as they traveled the Oregon
One of my favorite oases in Kansas City is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I go
I was surprised to get a notice from WordPress.com recently congratulating me on my 9th
I had planned to write a family story for today’s post, but life has a