Nancy Clifton Ballard
@nancballard.bsky.social
Retired and writing tales of a very distant frontier while living a quiet, rural life when I'm not in the company readers and writers.
I can't believe it's been over three years since Distant Trails came out. Not a Pipe Publishing is having a sale right now. Check it out. not-a-pipe-publishing.square.site/product/unde...
August 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I can't believe it's been over three years since Distant Trails came out. Not a Pipe Publishing is having a sale right now. Check it out. not-a-pipe-publishing.square.site/product/unde...
Looking back on Summer Fishtrap 2025 at Wallowa Lake, Oregon. I love gathering with other writers.
July 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Looking back on Summer Fishtrap 2025 at Wallowa Lake, Oregon. I love gathering with other writers.
Looking back on Summer Fishtrap 2025 at Wallowa Lake, Oregon. What a week!
July 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Looking back on Summer Fishtrap 2025 at Wallowa Lake, Oregon. What a week!
TRICKY GROUND, Book 3 of my Under Carico's Moons series, launched two years ago this week. Check out the whole series at Not a Pipe Publishing not-a-pipe-publishing.square.site/shop/books/2...
April 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
TRICKY GROUND, Book 3 of my Under Carico's Moons series, launched two years ago this week. Check out the whole series at Not a Pipe Publishing not-a-pipe-publishing.square.site/shop/books/2...
Come see me at the Spring into Reading Author Fair in Canby, Oregon next Saturday and Sunday. I'll be in the company of a lot of great Oregon authors.
April 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Come see me at the Spring into Reading Author Fair in Canby, Oregon next Saturday and Sunday. I'll be in the company of a lot of great Oregon authors.
This is looking like it will be a great event. Come see me there.
April 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is looking like it will be a great event. Come see me there.
I will be at the Oregon Author Fair 2025 in Lebanon, Oregon, on Saturday, February 22, along with 40 other Oregon authors. If you are in the area, stop by and visit.
February 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I will be at the Oregon Author Fair 2025 in Lebanon, Oregon, on Saturday, February 22, along with 40 other Oregon authors. If you are in the area, stop by and visit.
This morning, the wild turkeys announced loudly that spring is coming.
February 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This morning, the wild turkeys announced loudly that spring is coming.
A glimpse of stability- this minivan-sized lava boulder has been sitting here since mammoths rubbed it smooth at least 10,000 years ago.
February 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A glimpse of stability- this minivan-sized lava boulder has been sitting here since mammoths rubbed it smooth at least 10,000 years ago.
Summer Lake Valley in Oregon from Paisley Caves. This was lakeshore property 14,000 years ago.
January 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Summer Lake Valley in Oregon from Paisley Caves. This was lakeshore property 14,000 years ago.
A favorite from 2024 - early morning with the moon rising at Trin Alcove on the Green River in Utah.
December 31, 2024 at 8:10 PM
A favorite from 2024 - early morning with the moon rising at Trin Alcove on the Green River in Utah.
Winter solstice seemed like a good day to move to BlueSky.
December 21, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Winter solstice seemed like a good day to move to BlueSky.