My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in
Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight
March is National Reading Awareness Month. I’ve written before about how important reading has been in
Ten years ago, in the summer of 2007, my daughter and I went to Copenhagen
It’s been forty years since I graduated from Middlebury College. Just about forty years to
Please forgive me for posting another Christmas snapshot, even though we are now in a
The first President I could name was John F. Kennedy. President Eisenhower was in office
Kansas City is a driving town. Except for a few corridors, it is difficult to
One morning earlier this month I read Emily Parnell’s column in The Kansas City Star,
The Of Books and Nooks authors—all of whom are Kansas City area authors—are teaming up
In February 1847, while the Donner party struggled to survive in the snows of the
My husband and I are starting to think about what to hang on the walls
Christmas 1978 was the first Christmas I spent away from my parents’ home. My husband
I have written several times about my grandfather’s clock. I have had it in my
You might think grammar is boring, but it is the writer’s toolbox. I marvel each
I’ve been asked to participate in an Author’s Blog Chain this week, which gives me
To my surprise, this is my 400th post, which seems worthy of mention. I last
My husband was the fifth generation in his family born in Saline County, Missouri. After
One issue every writer must address is how much time to spend marketing as opposed
I’ve mentioned before that I can’t remember not knowing how to read. I learned to