Trans people are under direct threat. This is terrifying, but the answer is not to leave each other alone in our despair. You cannot fix this alone, but you can do these 2 things.

The country I live in is not in a good place right now. New leadership is fueling hate, separation, and outright cruelty. As I see all this happening, I ask myself, Why can’t we just be more like t…

Since I can’t get enough of Catalyntje, I commissioned a linocut artist to make three prints related to my historical novel, “Catalyntje Trico: A Life in New Amsterdam.” The first print is now avai…

I grew up gardening with my family. My parents had an extensive garden that we worked on throughout the summer. We always grew enough food to preserve for the winter months. There were seven of us …

In the Pacific Northwest, January 26th is a significant date. On that day in 1700, the massive Cascadia earthquake changed the landscape. It has been 325 years since the Juan de Fuca Plate slid und…

Image created by fawnbrokawdoyle.com Four hundred and one years ago today, Catalyntje Trico and Joris Rapelje got on a ship in Amsterdam and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the Dutch Colony of …

There is much more to publishing a book than I’d ever imagined, and publication is not the end. One thing that has become part of what I do now is giving presentations about my book and hosting boo…

Writing a book is a solitary undertaking, with nearly every step being a solo task. There is research, writing, rewriting, editing, brainstorming ideas, etc. All of these are individual undertaking…

I have always been interested in the settlers of the New World colonies. I am intrigued by how they succeeded in a place so far away and…

One of the classes I teach to junior high students is Creative Writing. A writing prompt I give each quarter is: What would you do if you had a million dollars? I provide the students with time to …