March 20, 2023
Coming later this Spring or early Summer – The Phantom Phone Call. This stand-alone short story takes place in the Porter Hotel. That’s where The Accidental Hero took place. Again, we meet Lydia Porter and her mother Gwen, Gwen’s brother Hank Weaver and Hank’s daughter Pearl. The Porter Hotel also houses the central switchboard for the small Central California town of Elm Valley. Lydia is on duty as operator when a mysterious phone call comes in on the board. The two men talking cannot hear her, but she can sure hear them. Much to Lydia’s distress, her mother and Uncle Hank don’t believe her when she tells them what she heard.
November 14, 2022
Sweet Victory, a collection of historical short stories, is now available on Amazon in Kindle (eBook) and paperback format. We all face obstacles and setbacks. Sweet Victory‘s stories are about people who successfully overcame obstacles and setbacks.
September 5, 2022
Available now on Amazon!
The Accidental Hero, a short story, is available on Amazon for 99 cents. A klutz who was in the wrong place at the wrong time meets with a catastrophe and ends up being a hero – through no fault of hos own.
September 2, 2022
According to Google Analytics, there are visitors from Ashburn, Virginia to my website. Analytics does not identify who visitors to a website are, but I am curious as to who you are. Would some of you be willing to contact me through the contact form on this site? I would appreciate it.
August 30, 2022
99 cent specials available on Amazon
A homeless alcoholic finds hope in the spirit and magic of Christmas
Romance in a Flash: Three Heartwarming Short Romances
May 27, 2022
Memorial Day is on Monday, May 30, 2022. Let us pause to remember our veterans – those who are still with us and those who are gone.
March 16, 2022
Tomorrow is Saint Patrick’s Day. I wish you Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, much luck, rainbows and a wonderful day.
December 31, 2021
November 28, 2021
Welcome to Winter in Hawaii
November 22, 2021
Wishing all of you a Happy Thanksgiving!
November 2, 2021
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving
October 7, 2021
There are two new items in the Gallery.
June 28, 2021
Today, there is a new page on my website. It’s a Gallery of images I have created in GNU Imange Manipuplation Program. Today’s six items are all book covers. It’s the next to the last item in the menu right before Contact.
May 14, 2021
New item in A Glimpse of Hawaii: the Gracious Alexander Young Hotel in Honolulu, the way it was and what’s on that site now.
May 12, 2021
See the historic James Campbell Building in Honolulu in 1919 and in 2021 in A Glimpse of Hawaii.
May 10, 2021
Alma Gluck posed for cameramen with reporters on ship. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b31487/. Digital ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b31487 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b31487. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-84941 (b&w film copy neg.). Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Elizabeth N. Harris. Read the interview here.
May 1, 2021
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii! Happy Lei Day!
Lei Day in Hawaii, courtesy Hawaii State Archives Photograph Collection, Call Number – PP-48-7-058
April 30, 2021
Find out where Duke Kahanamoku (seated) is and what he’s doing there in A Glimpse of Hawaii.
This is Jeannette Rankin. Find out who she is and how she led the way for other women in the Blog.
April 21, 2021
Visit the new page on this website – A Glimpse of Hawaii. Click HERE or on the title in the menu at the top of the screen.
Interview
Alma Gluck posed for cameramen with reporters on ship. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b31487/. Digital ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b31487 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b31487. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-84941 (b&w film copy neg.). Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
April 2, 2021
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by author Theresa Van Meter for her website. She is a skilled interviewer and a wonderful writer. I enjoyed the experience very much.
Find the Interview here.
Are you an author who writes historical fiction? Are you looking for research resources? Visit the Resources for Writers page and read Resources for Historical Research. Also visit my blog for an overview of Researching with the Library of Congress.