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And Then There Were Six
My parents lost me in a crowd at Loring Park in Minneapolis when I was very young. Luckily for me, there was an event happening with Clarabelle the clown who was on a stage with a microphone. The person who found me handed me to Clarabelle, who hoisted me up for the crowd to see and announced that I was…
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The Yeast and I
New Year’s Resolutions? Not for me. With one exception: I have only one New Year’s Resolution that I have kept faithfully for over 25 years: no more yeast starters. Some new beginnings bubble up and beg to be fed and nurtured. The sheer neediness grows until you sense a loss of control. Before Facebook and whole grain cereal, a neighbor…
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Happy January 2024
Happy January. Iowa is hoarding all of our snow, but we do have the freezing temps we’re so famous for in balmy Minnesota. I finally got over pneumonia and was blessed with Covid this week after attending two funerals. 2024 is off to a rocking start. Like that bouncy clown that keeps getting knocked down and springing back up again,…
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Travel Trunk from 1914
This is the actual travel trunk my Great Aunt Clare Louise took to France during WWI to assist the Red Cross with translations. I’m her namesake so I was happy to have this treasure. Inside is a pullout shelf above a deep space for clothing. Imagine traveling for three months with only the items you could include in a trunk…
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Mountains of Trouble’s 5-Star Review
My first novel, Mountains of Trouble, received a five-star review from Reader’s Favorite, a professional reviewing site. Reviewer Joanie Chevalier had this to say: “Mountains of Trouble by Clare Bills is an inspiring story about determination, integrity, loss, forgiveness, love, and acceptance. There is so much depth to Mountains of Trouble that readers may find themselves thinking about the story…
