History, Real Life, and Faith
Several years ago during the Lenten season, I experienced a research surprise. Hard at work on my novel, A Poppy in Remembrance, I spent Mardi Gras that year at my writing desk trying to compose a difficult chapter. I’d reached the point in my story that noted Bible teacher Oswald Chambers–a real person in my historical novel–was going to die….
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How writing about your family can be an act of love and service.
Dr. Zhivago hasn’t aged well
Having your DNA sampled is the latest tool in the Genealogy toolbox. It’s an opportunity to connect with kinsfolk you’d never heard of before. And among my genealogy pals, it’s a way of tracing lines that have reached a dead-end or to prove a connection. Some people hope their DNA sample will lead them to relatives. This is particularly poignant for…
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Does a biographer need to own historic memorabilia of her subject?
I watched a pre-fab house landing last week. What’s a pre-fab house? It’s a pre-fabricated house–one constructed in a factory and transported to the lot. The whole process has been fascinating to follow. Why a pre-fab house? I live in Sonoma County where fires destroyed more than 5000 homes in October 2017. Many of our friends lost homes, including 29…
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