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November 29, 2021
Dentistry and Caring at 13,000 Feet
My son and daughter-in-law, Brendan and Erin Connally, recently did a mobile dental clinic in a remote Quechua village, at 13,000 feet altitude in the Andes. It was an unforgettable trip.
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October 21, 2021
A Do-It-Yourself Writing Retreat
It���s marvelous what a good literary friendship can do. A few years back, when I was fiction editor for a small literary magazine, I accepted an excellent short story submission titled ���The Man Who Wore Violets.��� The piece was closely based on the extradition of Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, and I felt it was […]
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September 14, 2021
Alisa Weis: Telling Stories of History and Heart
Author Alisa Weis writes historical stories of Washington State, from a worldview of wisdom and compassion.
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July 14, 2021
A Certain Slant: Mary VanderGoot’s Compassionate Second Novel in a Psychological Series
Novelist and psychologist Dr. Mary VanderGoot tells a compassionate story of pain and friendship.
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June 14, 2021
45 Years Together, No Regrets
I've loved the same man for 45 years, and here's what I've learned about life together.
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May 15, 2021
A Trip to the Peruvian Amazon, Part II
The Peruvian Amazon is a fascinating place, flooded with water and with life.
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April 10, 2021
A Trip to the Peruvian Amazon, Part 1
The Amazon region of Peru is incredible: inaccessible by car, almost unbearably hot and humid, and throbbing with life. Here are some discoveries from a visit there.
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March 9, 2021
Peru and its Children
A year after visiting Andean Peru, I look back fondly on the children there. Here are a few favorite memories.
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June 21, 2020
Whatcom Writers and Publishers, October 14, 2020
On the evening of October 14, 2020, I’ll be speaking to Whatcom Writers and Publishers in Bellingham, WA. The topic will be “Writing With Emotion.” If you’d like to visit that night, please check their website to see if the meeting will be in person or digital.
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Write in the Harbor Writers Conference, November 7, 2020
Write in the Harbor is an intimate and high-quality conference for writers. This year it’s digital. I’ll give two presentations, one on historical fiction and the other on writing the opening pages of a novel. For more information about the conference, see their website.
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