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Jumping Off with the Denny Party in 1851
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been researching the Denny party, who traveled from Illinois to
April 29, 2026
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I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been researching the Denny party, who traveled from Illinois to
I wrote last week that I had planned a post about taxes. It would have
Nothing is certain but death and taxes. I was going to write about taxes for
My book Family Recipe: Sweet and saucy stories, essays and poems about family life has now
I had a boss once who always knew what percent of the year had already
I’ve seen several reviews of Barkskins, by Annie Proulx, that compare her book to James
Last week I attended my first Historical Novel Society conference. I’ve been to other writing
I have mentioned before that my mother has Alzheimer’s. The last few years have been
I learned recently that the first Wednesday of November (which is today, November 5, 2025)
My 50th high school reunion was last weekend. I wasn’t able to attend, but I
I’ve mentioned spending summers with my grandparents in Pacific Grove, California. It seemed like I
A few weeks ago my husband decided to give away all his unused audio equipment
In the summer of 2001, a few months before September 11, my daughter and I
Here’s a link to my January 1, 2018, newsletter. I send this out monthly with
Last week I represented Middlebury College at the Kansas City Private High School’s College Fair.
As I research my next historical novel set in 19th Century Oregon, one issue I
On Saturday, March 2, 2019, other family members and I attended the Friends of Arrow
Last month I went to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City to see
As I’ve delved deeper into closets and drawers and boxes, I’ve found all sorts of
I’ve been posting regularly (at least weekly) on this blog for a year now, and
I read recently that the 1990s trend of distressed and ripped jeans is happening again.