Award winning author of historical fiction
This is a wonderful opportunity to meet 21 local Bay Area authors and get some Christmas shopping done, too! These authors of fiction and nonfiction will share their work, their processes, and their inspirations. Come support our talented neighbors and find out what's happening in the local literary community! Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San… Continue reading Join me at LocalLit 2018!
Every culture has superstitious beliefs. As a child, I was encouraged not to step on sidewalk cracks lest I break my mother's back, to throw spilled salt over my shoulder, and not let black cats cross my path. While researching my book Aloha Spirit, I learned about Hawaiian superstitions because one of my characters is… Continue reading Hawaiian Superstitions
Everyone has stories. As I get older, the stories of my youth become more and more interesting to my sons. They can't imagine a world without electronics, without cell phones, without CD players. To me, it's daily life. To them, it's a family story. The challenge for me is to tell them every wonderful (to… Continue reading Learning Family Stories
Fort Snelling is in Minnesota, but I am researching a time when it was part of the Michigan Territory, just after the Black Hawk War ended in 1832. My interest was piqued by an ancestor of mine who was born at the fort in 1836. Her father was the acting sutler at the fort. Her… Continue reading Fort Snelling
