suzannenorquistJan 22, 20202 min readLet Me Tell You How Beautiful I Am. . . or rich. And I am looking for someone equally beautiful and rich to marry. This seems to be the theme of many ads in Matrimonial...
suzannenorquistSep 25, 20192 min readAnatomy of a Mining Town—So Many LawyersIn 1876, Lake City, Colorado boasted a population of eight hundred to a thousand people—a metropolis, as the Silver World newspaper...
suzannenorquistJul 10, 20192 min readLooking For Spicy News The Old Fashioned WayNewspapers are always looking for exciting news. But what happens when times are dull? Seriously? “Dull times?” Wasn’t life in 1878...
suzannenorquistJun 12, 20192 min readSarah Has Everything Under Control (Sort Of)My second novella “Mending Sarah’s Heart” in a Thimbles and Threads Collection releases on July 1st. A novella is shorter than a full...
suzannenorquistMay 22, 20192 min read1880 Colorado Oyster CrazeIn the late 1800’s everyone was eating fresh oysters, even in Colorado. And I’m not talking Rocky Mountain Oysters, which would be...