by Rebecca Copeland | Sep 9, 2026 | Book Review
Wendy Jones Nakanishi, writing under the pen name Lea O’Harra, is the author of the Inspector Inoue detective series. She published Falling Leaves, the latest and last in the four-novel series, in February. The novel is set in rural Kyushu, opens with the kidnapping... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Aug 26, 2026 | Family, Memories
Mother always managed to turn hardship into opportunity. I’ll never forget our trip to Japan in the summer of 1976. Mother, Luke, and I traveled first to Portland to visit with older sister, Judy. After a few days with her, we flew to San Francisco where we had a long... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Aug 12, 2026 | Family, Memories
Mother was a natural healer. Even without a degree in nursing or training in first aid, she always knew just what to do. Although she was a rather timid person normally, when it came to patching someone up, she was fearless. My father liked to work on his mountain... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jul 29, 2026 | Family, Memories
Scrape a knee, bump an elbow and Mother was the person to go to. She had a ready supply of Bactine and Band-aids, drops for swimmer’s ear, and needles for splinters. No matter how badly I banged myself up, she always made me feel better. Her healing properties didn’t... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jul 15, 2026 | Family, Memories
Mother enjoyed keeping notes. She’d jot down recipes, make memos to herself, and keep lists. For a woman with five children, an active husband, and a full schedule of her own as a social worker and guardian ad litem, keeping notes was an essential strategy for staying...
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