This past weekend, I finally finished Draft 2 of my work-in-progress. Because of our cross-country
Now that my husband and I are functional in our new apartment (though not entirely
This blog was on hiatus for a little longer than I expected. Followers of my
My son and I were reminiscing about his childhood recently, and we got on the
On one of the spring vacations my family took, we were in a gift shop
This Saturday, March 4, 2017, marks the 40th anniversary of the first date my husband
I had to deal with a financial problem the other day, right in the middle
My kids and their cousins often visited their mutual grandparents (my in-laws) when they were
Last month I wrote about Winema Riddle, a Native American woman who pursued justice for
One of the many websites for writers to which I subscribe is the Insecure Writers
I’m rushing this post a bit, because we didn’t move into our new home until
In August 1985, thirty-five years ago this month, I returned to work after my second
I’ve mentioned the grueling Barlow Road around the south slope of Mt. Hood before. Barlow
I thumbed through a photo album of my son’s baby pictures, trying to think of
“The only way to start is just to start – take the plunge.” With these
Readers who are not writers may wonder what “creative nonfiction” is. Many writers wonder also.
In every family, there are traits and physical features that no one wants to own.
I’ve written before about what a picky eater I was. Cooked carrots were my worst
I’ve joined the 21st century. Our house is totally cable-free. My husband never wanted to
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed, is the
As I mentioned in a recent post, the river cruise my husband and I were