This morning, before my father-in-law departed for the hospital to conduct follow-ups on his patients, T.J. was relentlessly pressuring his parents to purchase stock in AT&T for him.

Dear Diary, The weekdays are the loneliest for me, only because Colten spends his day at the state’s capital building, where he is working as a guard.  With his background in the Secret Service, the position is perfect for him. He will work there until spring of next year, and then he and I will move into his grandfather’s homestead while he clears the land where our permanent house will be built. Living in his ancestor’s home will be a new experience for me.  It has

The weather here is certainly not acting normal. Yesterday, the temperature was a chilly 6 degrees above zero, but today, it soared to 29, reaching 35! This unseasonably warm shift was enough for Colten to take Clinton outside and build a snowman with him. Needless to say, Clinton thoroughly enjoyed the snow!

I still can't believe Colten, and I have been married for four months.

Take a tour of the real-life Château de Morès with Elkhorn's actors for Marquis de Morès and Medora, Jeff DuJardin and Ashton Solecki. It is so cool to see the structure I mentioned in my Fisher/Lafayette saga. If you have not had the opportunity to visit Medora, North Dakota, be sure to put it on your bucket list!

Have you watched the TV series Elkhorn ? Produced by MorningStar Entertainment for the INSP network (and also available on YouTube), the series chronicles the dramatic transformation of Theodore Roosevelt . Born into New York wealth with a promising political career in the state legislature, Roosevelt suddenly abandoned it all. A devastating loss sparked his journey into the untamed Dakota Badlands: the deaths of his wife and mother on the same day, Valentine's Day 1884. In t

I am excited for the Spring 2026 release of Medora: Empress of the Badlands ! This upcoming Western, produced by Canticle Productions (a company specializing in true North Dakota stories), tells the captivating true story of the Marquis de Mores and his wife Medora, who attempted to forge a meat-packing empire in 1883 Dakota Territory. The history of Medora, North Dakota, is particularly dear to my heart, as my Fisher/Lafayette Saga entwines fictitious people into the Manca