2025 Book of the Year Semi-Finalist!
Have you heard the news? The Weaver’s Tapestry was a semi-finalist in The Historical Fiction Company’s Book of the Year Contest! “This is a…
The Chaikhana – A Central Asian Teahouse
If tea is considered the center of culture in Central Asia, the chaikhana is where that tradition was bred and cultivated. For weary merchants…
Christmas Book Fair in McMinnville, Oregon
I’ll be attending the Christian Authors of the Pacific Northwest annual Christmas Book Fair on November 15, 2025, at Calvary Chapel in McMinnville, Oregon…
Uzbek Non Bread
Non bread is the traditional accompaniment to any Central Asian meal. Known for their large disc shape and depressed center, these bread rounds are…
Samarkand Plov
Hospitality was vital to the transport of goods throughout the history of the Silk Road. Weary merchants, having travelled hundreds of miles, relied on…
The Caravanserai – A Roadside Inn
Imagine a caravan of merchants and camels slogging hundreds of miles across the desert and steppe. They’ve taken great risk hauling expensive goods like…






