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25 years ago today

3/21/2016

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25 years ago today I was standing at my mother's hospital bedside in Bottineau, North Dakota. Dad and sister Judy were there too when she died. Such a sad day.
​I like to think I have matured a lot in those 25 years. At least, my physical body sure has matured/aged! My arthritic knees painfully remind me of that with every step I take.
​I didn't want to get too personal on this blog and bore the much appreciated handful of readers I have, but this weekend I went through a bit of a personal crisis, and I thought that my segue nicely into explaining why Raid on Cochecho is proving to be such a challenge to write.
​25 years ago, I still DREAMED of being a published author. Now I'm a multi-award-winning author!  Life really is good!
​So I thought I'd take a cue from my dear writer pal Kelly Z. Conrad       (author of Shaman ) and just chat about what's on my mind for today, which is grief and loss, since Raid on Cochecho will be filled with it! *spoiler alert*
​I often think about what people in the past (particularly my own ancestors) went through, and I consider myself such a wus in comparison. I go through withdrawls when the Internet is down and I can't get my emails! PANIC! Then I remember what they​, the ancestors, had to go through! I can't IMAGINE the constant threat of disease, starvation, abduction, etc!  You'd think they had to be pretty hearty folk, right?  I just don't feel like I inherited any of the gumption needed to survive that sort of existence.
​I've had a pretty easy life, and really can't think of any unusually difficult obstacles.  And so I hope I'm successful in conveying the loss and sorrow that permeates my books, especially this third one.
​But I don't want to bring my reader down with this blog post. Spring is here, time for new beginnings! The dark clouds only make us appreciate the sunshine more!



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Let's talk ROMANCE!

3/9/2016

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Since Raid on Cochecho ​is taking a decidedly romantic turn, and since today is a very special anniversary for me, I thought I'd take this time to tell a little story;
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On March 1, 1986, I caught this bouquet-----> at my brother Bill's wedding.
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Eight days later, I went on a blind date and met this cute little Air Force sergeant.
We were married less than eight months later.
​It's been a great thirty years!
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National Witch Trials Remembrance Day

3/1/2016

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 A petition is going out to make March 1st National Witch Trials Remembrance Day. They need 100,000 signatures by March 31st. Let's make this happen! Many of us, like myself, are descendants of accused witches. Or some of us just may be lovers of history. Right now they have
​71 signatures. Yours would be greatly appreciated!

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For all the lives impacted by the Salem Witchcraft Hystera

3/1/2016

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