Small Business Saturday
Saturday, November 26 is this year’s date for Small Business Saturday. It’s the day we encourage everyone to shop at their local small businesses to help our communities stay strong. This year, I want to acknowledge all the independent bookstores…
Young Birds, Young People
Every summer, we watch the young birds in our yard. A baby chickadee perches in a nearby tree and chirps until his mama comes to feed him. An immature robin swoops above, almost grazing my husband’s head as she learns…
Wickersham, Alaska, and the Organic Act
I came across this recently on the Alaska Historical Society website (http://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/discover-alaska/this-month-in-alaska-history/): August 24, 1912 – President William Howard Taft signed the Organic Act which created the Territory of Alaska. The signing took place on the birthday of Delegate James…
Celebrating Gold Nuggets
Gold Nuggets has been out since July, which makes this week its seven-month birthday! This is probably my favorite book in my Gold Rush series, and it’s on sale for 99 cents, so that gives me an excuse to celebrate.…
Gold Nuggets
Gold Nuggets: Denali & Kantishna, 1916 In the shadow of Denali, she has a home, and he finds adventure. the fourth and last novel in my Gold Rush series, about the creation of Denali National Park OUT OF PRINT, try…