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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
February 11, 2026
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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
Several weeks ago, my older granddaughter announced to me, with grammatical precision if not ideal
Since I moved to Seattle, I’ve been reading about the city’s early history, when the
I’ve written before about the Great Migration of 1843—the first large wagon train along the
Most of my historical posts this year have been about the Oregon Trail, because I’m
I’ve written earlier posts about the development of Portland, Oregon, where my work-in-progress is set.
Longtime readers of this blog know that it started as a WordPress.com blog called “Story
My last review of a haunting book for 2016 is of The Summer Before the War,
In the modern world, we are dependent on logistics and supply chains that most people
My husband and I are creatures of habit when it comes to breakfast. I usually
As I research my next historical novel set in 19th Century Oregon, one issue I
I had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Arrow Rock, Missouri, earlier this month
I launched my blog “Story & History: One writer’s journey through life and time” in
In a couple of days, my husband will celebrate a milestone birthday. One that ends
One of our family’s go-to recipes is what we call “the squash dish.” I don’t
As 2014 draws to a close, I want to thank all my readers for their
I’m trying to find business interests for one of my characters in my next Oregon
It’s finally published! When Heart Shall Fail is now available on Amazon (paperback and ebook)
The past two days we have had rain in Kansas City. Monday felt almost autumn-like
My father died five years ago yesterday, on January 5, 2015. His death was sudden—I’d
Throughout 1848, fortune-seekers streamed into California, even though the U.S. government had not yet acknowledged