Category: Blog Posts

• April 5, 2026

  Alone at the Edge of the Ocean
• February 18, 2026

  Different from the Others
• January 28, 2026

  Celebrating Important Birthdays

  I am old enough to have been around during the bicentennial celebration of the United States. When the country turned 200 years old, I was in fifth grade and had just moved to a new area. The community I lived in worked together to prepare for this event; it was a big deal. My mom…
• January 19, 2026

  New Oregon History Story Posted

  I just posted another chapter of my upcoming Oregon History book. If this looks like something you’d be interested in, take a minute to subscribe, and you will have access to all of the stories I’ve posted so far. Here is an excerpt of the story I just posted, called “The Spanish Galleon.” Samuel spent…
• January 19, 2026

  The Spanish Galleon
• December 12, 2025

  In a Dusty Cave
• November 21, 2025

  New Oregon Short Story

  I just posted another installment from my upcoming book of historical fiction from Oregon History. Some of the stories I’ve written for this anthology come together to create a fuller story of an event; this is one of those. This short story, “Mount Mazama” follows the previous one, “Corded Fiber Sandals.” If you’d like to…
• November 21, 2025

  Mount Mazama
• November 6, 2025

  Support Your Local Library

  I love reading books, but I haven’t spent time in a library for several years until his summer. I sold my novel, “Catalyntje Trico: A Life in New Amsterdam,” at a Community Market organized by my local library, and with this connection, I began revisiting the library.  I admit, I was absolutely amazed at what…
• October 25, 2025

  Corded Fiber Sandals

  Luma knew he was different. He had never been interested in hunting and trapping like his friends; instead, he enjoyed sitting quietly and thinking. As a younger member of the Klamath tribe, Luma spent much of his time with his grandmother, who was a respected weaver in the tribe. He watched her when he was…