
Springing Forward
Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight

Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight

I’ve written before about my first date with my husband. Today, March 4, is the

I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include

I’ve mentioned before that I spent two of my birthdays at Cannon Beach, Oregon—my 12th
It seems appropriate that on this Labor Day I am updating you on my most
My first post on this blog went live in January 2012, but I didn’t start
One of the issues I have dealt with in my novel about the California Gold

Before we moved into our current home in 2019, I did a lot of cleaning

I recently learned that my two most recent novels, When Heart Shall Fail and A
When I was in second grade or so, my class sang the old song, “My
I’ve written before about the decadent Nadine Spanner chocolate cake. But when my husband and
Today, December 6, is St. Nicholas Day, a feast day honoring St. Nicholas, a 4th-century
My posts last October about the “haunting books” I had read are among some of
Fireflies don’t live in the western United States, and I never encountered them growing up
A high-school friend of mine had only one older sister and didn’t understand the pains
I’ve written before about my youngest brother learning his alphabet—how we sent him on reconnoitering
I have set up a Google Alert for references to “Oregon Trail.” Every week in
It’s almost here! My novel, Lead Me Home, will be out later this fall. For
In every family, there are traits and physical features that no one wants to own.
As I reviewed old posts, I realized I haven’t written much about Memorial Day. That’s
A couple of months ago, I thumbed through the recipe box my mother gave me