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I recently learned that my two most recent novels, When Heart Shall Fail and A
On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s
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I am starting the New Year with a new resolve to finish my novel. I
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Today my son turns thirty-seven. As I’ve been going through boxes, trying to declutter, I
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I wrote last time about Marshall, Missouri. Marshall does have one claim to fame—it was
My maternal grandmother gave me an amethyst pin many years ago. I don’t remember exactly
I’ll begin this post with a shout-out to M.K. Tod, who writes a wonderful blog
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In May 2017, I attended the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. conference in Oklahoma City. I’ve