Gwen Tuinman

“I saw my whole life as if I’d already lived it.

If you haven’t heard me say it a million times already, I’m a podcast fan.

So, I’m starting to write a new novel.

I’m a big believer in synchronicity.

“This is a female text, composed while folding someone else’s clothes.

The dead of night evoked a fear in our ancestors that’s hard for us to imagine today.

I discovered Jen Manion’s powerful book, Female Husbands: A Trans History while perusing a feminist book club’s reading list.

Whether we’re anxious about a potential illness or expecting a baby, being cared for by a professional who’s empathetic and inspires our confidence is a comfort.

The ultimate discovery is a found book with notes in the margins.

In the summer of 1975, I was a shy, awkward girl obsessed with the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

The cover of UNREST, my recently released 19th century historical adventure, is art.

UNREST, my 19-century historical novel has been released today!

“I’m 98 years old.”

Two hundred years ago, coal oil lamps were a rarity in the backwoods home.

I’m so darned happy!

Since childhood, I’ve been interested in the “olden days” and how people lived.

IF WE SAW SOULS INSTEAD OF BODIES is the title of an essay by author Brianna Wiest and appears in her book 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think.

I recently had a conversation with a friend’s young grandsons, while visiting an independent bookstore to celebrate the launch of a fellow writer’s novel.

Millions of women have shaped our world, but there’s limited representation of them in historical archives.

My earliest diary memory is the sort popular on the birthday party circuit of my childhood.