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Treasured Time with Family Visitors
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
When I was cleaning out my parents’ house after my father’s death in January 2015,
My maternal grandmother was always happy. At least that’s how I remember her. Her birthday
Many of the scenes in my current work-in-progress take place in a Methodist parsonage in
Last Thursday I had a guest post over on A Writer of History, which is
When I was first born, my parents brought me home to a tiny pre-fabricated house
It’s almost here! My novel, Lead Me Home, will be out later this fall. For
I wrote on Monday about the tragedies of Alzheimer’s, which are real and heart-wrenching. But
A friend recently returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon. “The ranger told us
In every family, there are traits and physical features that no one wants to own.
Readers who are not writers may wonder what “creative nonfiction” is. Many writers wonder also.
Today would have been my mother’s 82nd birthday. One of my most popular posts on
Here’s a brief Christmas scene from Now I’m Found that takes place on Christmas Day
Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
I mentioned in a recent post that I’m a part of Read Local Kansas City.
I’ve been through a first round of sorting most of my old photographs now, and
In my research into the California Gold Rush, I’ve read about prospectors who struck it
A friend of mine recently emailed me an article from the Mayo Clinic on “popcorn