September is a time of new beginnings. For those of us raised in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s when we traditionally go back to school. Even more so...
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Travel Writing
A writer friend came for lunch today. You’d think we were storming a dragon’s lair rather than sharing a casual, weekday get-together. So it goes in...
July 31 ~ Q & A /Race Relations in Histfic
This week the Paper Lantern Writers tackle a topic for our times - How have you dealt with race relations when writing historical fiction? Tindoor,...
July 17th ~ Q & A
Writers draw from all sorts of creative wells and are inspired by creative people who rarely put pen to paper. Today the Paper Lantern Writers talk...
Summer Reading: Westerns for Women
We’re approaching a hundred days of confinement this week here in Northern California and I’m jonesin’ for a jailbreak. Unfortunately, the raging...
Matriarchal Beauty
This past week I’ve been buried in the Bible, wallowing in questionable behavior. I was preparing for a virtual “Women in the Scriptures”...
Bird Sits: Not Strictly for the Birds
One of the things I miss most right now is traveling to do research for my writing projects. To compensate, I’m exploring my own environs—spending...
Introducing the Paper Lantern Writers
I grew up on a potato farm eight miles outside a small town in southeastern Idaho. But I traveled extensively by way of the books I checked out from...
Introducing the Paper Lantern Writers
I grew up on a potato farm eight miles outside a small town in southeastern Idaho. But I traveled extensively by way of the books I checked out from...
Schmutzli – Sinister Sidekick to St. Nicholas
As we approach the winter solstice this weekend and the new moon on Christmas Night, I’ve been thinking about how the long, dark nights influence...
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