The Sand Castle by K.S. Hollenbeck

The Sand Castle by K.S. Hollenbeck

The Sand Castle by K.S. Hollenbeck K.S. Hollenbeck has written a remarkable account of a woman in a man’s prison. In 1886 Flossie “The Flame” Abbot prefers Gila Territorial to life beyond the prison walls. Once a grand beauty and celebrated performer, Flossie now...
Counted Blessings: Thoughts Of My Mother

Counted Blessings: Thoughts Of My Mother

At my second wedding, a guest asked my mother if she cried. My mother wore her oxygen tank over a champagne-colored dress. Her lungs filled with fluid. She moved slowly and with caution. “How could I cry when she looks so happy?” she said. As she was too sick to...
The Good Heart of Butte

The Good Heart of Butte

In January of 2020, just before the coronavirus swept the nation, the Belgrade, MT Chapter of PEO International invited me to do a presentation about my novel, Copper Sky, and the history of Butte, Montana. The fundraiser, Books and Bites, supports educational...
Molly B’Damn in Murray, Idaho

Molly B’Damn in Murray, Idaho

Molly B’Damn in Murray, Idaho On a fall trip from Polson, Montana to Walla Walla, Washington for a Women Writing the West conference, I stopped by Wallace, Idaho, one of Idaho’s famous mining towns. It is also one of the West’s most famous Red Light Districts. I was...
Peace on Earth and The Gift of Literature

Peace on Earth and The Gift of Literature

Peace on earth. It’s what I wish for as each New Year comes around. Yet, as wars continue across the world, we seem further and further from peace. There are wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen, to name a few. Russia just seized three Ukrainian Naval Vessels...

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