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Intelligent Speech 2021

Posted March 1, 202100:02:19

I'm very excited to announce that I'll be participating in Intelligent Speech 2021! Intelligent Speech is an online conference dedicated to connecting...

“I had a confession to make …” (Elinore Rupert, Part 4)

Posted February 16, 202100:19:32

In this fourth episode in a multi-part series, Elinore Rupert shares big news with Mrs. Coney, her former employer in Denver.

“I am making a wedding dress.” (Elinore Rupert, Part 3)

Posted February 1, 202100:21:49

In this third episode of a multi-part series, Elinore Rupert meets a pair of twins with interesting names, and helps arrange a family reunion.

“Such a snowstorm I never saw!” (Elinore Rupert, Part 2)

Posted January 19, 202100:33:45

In this second episode of a multi-part series about Elinore Rupert, the author and her daughter Jerrine venture out into the great wilds of Wyoming....

“Everything is just lovely for me.” (Elinore Rupert, Part 1)

Posted January 5, 202100:18:56

In March 1909, Elinore Rupert moved from Denver, Colorado to Burnt Fork, Wyoming to be a housekeeper for widowed homesteader Clyde Stewart. The Homestead...