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Living Between Two Worlds: One Cataract Gone
Last week, I had cataract surgery on my right eye. The left eye is scheduled
June 10, 2026
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Last week, I had cataract surgery on my right eye. The left eye is scheduled
My father used to tell me, “It never rains in the Pacific Northwest.” That was
I’ve written before about emigrants crossing the Missouri River at Kanesville, Iowa (now Council Bluffs).
One of my favorite oases in Kansas City is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I go
I thought about only including historical fiction in my “haunting books” this year, but a
As I wrote recently, reading has always been very important to me. I didn’t know when
The emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail arrived in the Willamette Valley in late fall,
Last Saturday evening, four of us went to the Whiskey Warehouse in Alma, Missouri, to
Babies and dogs are good listeners. Even when they aren’t paying attention, it is really
I envied my children as they were growing up—they were close with two of their
As the oldest child, I didn’t have to wear many hand-me-downs. Occasionally, I wore clothes
The Catholic Lenten obligations prohibit eating meat on Ash Wednesday and on Fridays during Lent
The trees have been gorgeous this autumn in Kansas City. I can’t say it’s been
One day during my recent visit to New York, my friend and I walked through
I am in the thick of writing my current work-in-progress, approaching the halfway mark. I
In my gratitude list, I mentioned the support of colleagues and mentors as something I
WordPress tells me this is my 900th post on this blog. At an average of
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
In response to my last email newsletter, one reader wrote me about how her family
In recognition of Black History Month, this last post in February is about two experiences