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Book Report: An unexpected rainbow
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Book Report: An unexpected rainbow

“I have found solace in living long enough to understand and forgive the person I once was.” Continue reading Book Report: An unexpected rainbow

Sorting out my china problem
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Sorting out my china problem

I am beginning to contemplate a time when those dishes might live somewhere else. I’m just not sure where. Continue reading Sorting out my china problem

Book Report: A long friendship filled with drama
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Book Report: A long friendship filled with drama

Firefly Lane is one of Kristin Hannah’s earlier works (2008) and I must tell you this: She gets better. The … Continue reading Book Report: A long friendship filled with drama

Book Report: A story of person and place
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Book Report: A story of person and place

Miracle Country: A Memoir of a Family and a Landscape Many of us who live in the West, especially California … Continue reading Book Report: A story of person and place

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Us, Now & Then

Read my first chapter here

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Chapter 1 Now: So Far Away Sweat trickled down Claire Jordan’s neck in her makeshift office… Continue reading Read my first chapter here

More milestones, nearly twenty years later…
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More milestones, nearly twenty years later…

This piece was first published in the Nevada Appeal in 2003. I’ve passed many more milestones since that time. Retirement, … Continue reading More milestones, nearly twenty years later…

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Mid-week Wisdom

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Friday Field Trip: City Cafe’ & Bakery
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Friday Field Trip: City Cafe’ & Bakery

If this sounds familiar, you’re right. I published it back in May, but thought I’d re-post today. Libby’s story of how she spent the morning of September 11 is very nearly my story. Again, writing what I know. Continue reading Friday Field Trip: City Cafe’ & Bakery

Friday Field Trip: UNICEF & NYC
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Friday Field Trip: UNICEF & NYC

At thirty, the fictional Claire Jordan finds her calling in international relief and takes a job with UNICEF, the United … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: UNICEF & NYC

Forgiving the unforgivable
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Forgiving the unforgivable

First, let me say how much I learned while reading The Island of Sea Women. I knew nothing of Jeju … Continue reading Forgiving the unforgivable

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