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
Tag: Nevada
Book Report: 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 Book Report: Three books that helped me escape
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
Our motto: We read. We eat. We talk about reading and eating. Continue reading Book clubs, now and 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
Friday Field Trip: Edith W. Fritsch Elementary School
In my novel, Us, Now and Then, the fictional Libby McCormack gets her first teaching job at the very real … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Edith W. Fritsch Elementary School
Friday Field Trip: Bordewich Bray School
Bordewich Bray School sits in the heart of historic Carson City, near the old St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Bordewich Bray School
Friday Field Trip: The Mapes Hotel and Casino
In my novel, Us, Now and Then, young Claire Jordan arrives back in Northern Nevada in 1972 after being sent … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: The Mapes Hotel and Casino
Friday Field Trip: Bridgeport, California
If you’ve ever traveled U.S. Route 395 along the Eastern Sierra, you know that there are some great little towns … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Bridgeport, California
Friday Field Trip: The Ormsby House
Despite its long history and prime location across from the Legislature at the corner of Fifth and Carson Streets, the … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: The Ormsby House
