SNAFU-ed in Hawaii
After a week of foul weather on the island, my husband and I were “involuntarily downgraded” (bumped) from our red-eye… Continue reading SNAFU-ed in Hawaii
Tag: travel
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
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
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
Friday Field Trip: Bishop, California
In my novel, Us, Now and Then, Bishop is where Sam Wylder gets stuck during a snowstorm on his drive … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Bishop, California
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
Friday Field Trip: Yorba Linda, California
Sam Wylder is Clarie Jordan’s love interest in Us, Now and Then. He lives in the North Orange County town … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Yorba Linda, California
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: St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California
When the fictional Sam Wylder’s father is ill in 1972, he’s treated at the very real St. Jude Hospital in … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California
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
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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