Photo Credit: By J.R. Penniman - Harvard University, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10300112 This Guest Post was featured on the Petticoats & Pistols Blog on March 27, 2026. Thank you for inviting me to be your guest! Though now a historical Christian fiction author, my first profession was an RN in cardiac critical care. Because of my nursing experience, medical subplots tend to find their way into my

Featured in the Petticoats & Pistols Blog as a Guest Post on August 28, 2026 Would you want to experience travel from San Francisco to Springfield, Missouri, on a stagecoach in 1860? After my research for Clara’s Courage, I might forgo the adventure. Modern cinematography of that time period tends to give us a romanticized image of stagecoach travel. For travelers departing San Francisco for the Oklahoma Territory during the winter months, the Butterfield Stage Line was the

My Experience at Dani Pettrey's Mocha & Manuscripts Writing and Mentoring Retreat Why Did I Attend a Writing Retreat? Occasionally on...

"So . . . you write faith-filled fiction. What does that mean, anyway?" That is a great question! Simply put, my stories are not just...