When the Past Becomes the Present
People who know I’ve written a historical novel set during the 1918 pandemic always comment that my timing is brilliant….
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Haskell County Kansas | Origin of 1918 Influenza Outbreak
Haskell County, Kansas is a place of plowed up prairie, violent storms, and stunning sunsets. Scientists hypothesize this remote, isolated…
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Why Vaccines Matter: A Vital Legacy We Must Not Forget
In writing my novel The Fevered World, I spent years immersed in the history of infectious disease and vaccine development. One…
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Bottle Cove, Newfoundland
Our first day on Newfoundland, surrounded by both Appalachian Mountains and rocks of ocean crust, cod au gratin, and the beauty of The Dog Stars by Peter Heller.
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A Novel Soundtrack about a Ramblin’ Man
Music holds a profound place in storytelling, weaving emotions and atmosphere into every narrative thread, whether it’s the tension of…
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Newfoundland Road Trip
With time, the memories will fade—the excitement planning our road trip to Newfoundland, the first day, the first 691 miles across Colorado and Nebraska into Iowa, a ribbon of asphalt streaking across the heartland. We eased into the trip, staring out the windows, settling into our next six weeks.
