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Happy, healthy, and hopeful holidays!
Us, Now & Then

Happy, healthy, and hopeful holidays!

Ebooks can be gifted with just a click and an email address. Start by clicking here. While you’re there you … Continue reading Happy, healthy, and hopeful holidays!

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Us, Now & Then

A little shameless self-promotion

The story was inspired by an event in the life of my own lifelong best friend Continue reading A little shameless self-promotion

Friday Field Trip: Nevada Day Parade
Us, Now & Then

Friday Field Trip: Nevada Day Parade

Just how big a deal is a small-town parade? Pretty big. Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Nevada Day Parade

Read the first chapter here
Us, Now & Then

Read the first chapter here

Cliare’s connection to Libby had been formed in the primordial mud pie of early childhood. Continue reading Read the first chapter here

I have a few questions…
Us, Now & Then

I have a few questions…

I belong to a book club with good friends I’ve known for years. When my book launched earlier this year–during … Continue reading I have a few questions…

Friday Field Trip: A & W Root Beer
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Friday Field Trip: A & W Root Beer

A similar event happened to me at my friend Joan’s house, although it was sloe gin fizzes and her sweet father who called my parents. Continue reading Friday Field Trip: A & W Root Beer

Three books that helped me escape
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Three books that helped me escape

After months of sheltering in place, I found myself more distractible than I like. You too? Reading my normal fare—historical … Continue reading Three books that helped me escape

Friday Field Trip: Carson City
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Friday Field Trip: Carson City

A many of you know, much of Us, Now and Then takes place in Carson City, Nevada between the 1950s … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Carson City

Book clubs, now and then
Us, Now & Then

Book clubs, now and then

Our motto: We read. We eat. We talk about reading and eating. Continue reading Book clubs, now and then

Friday Field Trip: Washoe Valley
Us, Now & Then

Friday Field Trip: Washoe Valley

When the fictional Claire Jordan returns home in February of 2000 in Chapter 3 of Us, Now and Then, she … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Washoe Valley

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