I’ve written before about emigrants crossing the Missouri River at Kanesville, Iowa (now Council Bluffs).
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
August 1979, thirty-five years ago this month, was the first time I felt I was
My husband is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. More than forty years after
My website is now seven and a half years old, and the blog posts date
I’ve mentioned before that I attended a diversity program called “Women Supporting Women” in late
The house we moved into when I was six and a half, in October 1962,
I only remember my father swearing at me once. I heard him curse in general
When I first began writing, I read lots of books on writing—many on the techniques
I’ve posted pictures of my mother as a child (see here and here) and others
The Kansas City Star has a column called “Snarky in the Suburbs” by Sherry Kuehl,
I wrote a few weeks ago about problems some readers and I have experienced with
It’s about time to start Christmas shopping, if the store windows are any gauge. Have
A few months ago I read that eating farro was healthy. I’d never heard of
Readers who are not writers may wonder what “creative nonfiction” is. Many writers wonder also.
I’ve written before about my planning abilities. They are being severely taxed this week, as
Most of my photos are now packed away in boxes and would be difficult to
Several months ago I was cleaning out a drawer that should have been cleaned out
As I announced in my newsletter on November 19, Safe Thus Far is now available
This time of year, mysteries abound. A Virgin birth. Angels and magi. A fat guy