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Adapting to a New Normal
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
My daughter tells me her parent/baby group shows her nine variations of normal. What her
Thirty-five years ago, in the summer of 1979, my husband and I moved to Kansas
As I looked through the photographs my father digitized, I came across this picture of
Now that my daughter is in her mid-thirties, I thought we had passed all the
September 7, 1973, was my brother’s sixteenth birthday, so yesterday he turned sixty-four. I left
I’ve written before about all my technological devices needing to be upgraded at the same
Birthday celebrations figure in several of my novels, including my current work-in-progress. But I’ve never
I’ve joined the 21st century. Our house is totally cable-free. My husband never wanted to
I’m preparing to give a presentation for The Story Center, which is part of the
For most of the forty-seven Christmases my husband and I have been married, we have
M.K. Tod offered me another opportunity last week to have a guest post on her
My latest published novel, Safe Thus Far, was a finalist for the 2022 Thorpe Menn
On Mother’s Day, when he was eleven or twelve, my son gave me a pair
I recently returned from another visit to see family on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s a
December 21 is Short Girl Appreciation Day. I am a short girl—5’1” in my stocking
When our youngest sibling (a boy) was born, my ten-year-old brother announced in awe, “When
Deborah Shouse is one of my writer friends and mentors. For many years, Deborah has
I’ve written before about what a picky eater I was. Cooked carrots were my worst