See more Just for Fun posts in Andi’s Attic >> In “Yosemite at Last,” Andi and Riley’s honeymoon turns into a four-day struggle for survival. Their trip starts out innocently enough. The couple hike up to Glacier Point, a four-mile, arduous hike. Riley suggested they take horses, but Andi prefers to use her own twoContinue reading “Lost in Yosemite”
Author Archives: Susan K. Marlow
A Horse for Your Homestead
See more Just for Fun posts in Andi’s Attic >> I dug up a magazine article I wrote back in 2015 for the Molly Green (country living) magazine, put out by the Old Schoolhouse Magazine. I got another free ad so I plunged onward. It’s what you need to know to keep a horse onContinue reading “A Horse for Your Homestead”
Help Mrs. M
See more Ask Mrs. M posts ➡️ I am going to be interviewed via Zoom on August 10. However, the author who is interviewing me is tired of asking the same-old questions over and over (she has interviewed several authors). I looked over the stock list of questions she reaped from the Internet, and IContinue reading “Help Mrs. M”
1880s Money
This was first posted in 2011 by request from Hannah, who wanted to know what money looked like and what it was worth, like when Andi and Rosa bought ribbon for a dime (Long Ride Home). Find more Andi’s Journal (and A Blast from the Past) posts in Andi’s Attic >> January 1881 Coin GalleryContinue reading “1880s Money”
How Did I Create Jenny Grant?
See more Peek Behind the Curtain posts > I started a new category, “Peek Behind the Curtain.” These will be fun posts, sharing where I came up with the ideas for various characters or plots. I am often asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” or “How did you come up with the Circle CContinue reading “How Did I Create Jenny Grant?”
Yosemite Fun
See more Freebie Friday posts >> As most of you are probably aware, Andi and Riley head for the Yosemite wilderness right after their wedding barbeque. First up on our list of fun activities is this “bad buy” word search. The Yosemite stage is held up (and I won’t give you the spoiler alert byContinue reading “Yosemite Fun”
President Garfield Assassinated!
Read more journal entries and blasts from the past in Explore Everything >> Andi’s Journal July 11, 1881. Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Oh, dear, it’s true! Our new president (who has only been in office about six months or so) was assassinated this last summer. It happened on July 2, 1881. Mitch, Cory,Continue reading “President Garfield Assassinated!”
Fan Fiction Friday
Here are a couple of super short but super fun little stories from Lil (1) and Sara (2 and 3). Rumors Spread Like Wildfire >> Summer Storm >> The Iron Horse >>
Circle C Summer Writing Contest
It’s here! Starting July 7 (and going through August 18), you have six weeks to write a short story using one of the dozen photo prompts on the Current Contest page. This is going to be an awesome contest. Why? You can write practically anything you want (Circle C or Goldtown related) because the choicesContinue reading “Circle C Summer Writing Contest”
Independence Day
Read more Blasts from the Past in Andi’s Attic >> If you missed the two-part Fourth of July Andi’s Journal posts, you can start here >> So, how’s your history? Andi’s history knowledge is very good. In her classroom, the founding fathers are pounded into students’ heads so that they will never forget how aContinue reading “Independence Day”
