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Random Thoughts on December in Seattle
This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of
December 10, 2025
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This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of
Remembering last week’s Thanksgiving celebration brings a smile to my face. I think the memories
Today is our wedding anniversary, so I am remembering all the anniversaries that have come
Here is a guest post from Pamela Boles Eglinski, author of the new novel Return of
This post is mostly about The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Oksuka, which my
It apparently caused quite a stir in my parents’ high school when Catholic Mary began
I’ve made a tradition of writing about “haunting books” on this blog each October, though
I thought about only including historical fiction in my “haunting books” this year, but a
On Sunday, November 8, I hit 30,000 words! The NaNoWriMo pace for that period is
I read the newspaper differently now because I write historical fiction. Articles that I once would
I wrote a poem several years back about my mother’s hands. Here it is: Heredity
I’ve written before about the importance of reading in my family when I was growing
I wrote last year about attending the virtual conference sponsored by the Historical Novel Society
My youngest brother is eleven and one-half years younger than I am. Given where our
There is a tradition that says that when one wants to sell a house, one
My father recently made a huge road trip through the Western United States. One of
One of my favorite oases in Kansas City is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I go
By the beginning of June 1848 there were around 2,000 miners in the Sierra Nevada
August 1979, thirty-five years ago this month, was the first time I felt I was
I read recently that the 1990s trend of distressed and ripped jeans is happening again.
As my children were growing up, I told them frequently, “You have to make choices