Joseph Nathan Meeker is a fictional character in my Michelle Tanner series of stories. There are several real people the character was modeled after. The first is John Adams (also a New Englander) born in 1812, who became better known as Grizzly Adams. The name Sleeps with Bears comes from Adams’s habit of cohabiting at times, with a few bears. Then there was a western pioneer Joseph Lafayette “Joe” Meek who settled in Oregon and became a lawman. Born in Washington County, Vi

When I started Michelle Tanner – Going West, it was an online, serialized novel. I wrote parts at my own pace and posted them for sale when I was comfortable with each part. It turned into eight parts (one less than the original outline, dropping two planned parts and adding a new part not originally conceived.) Once I completed the story, I started working on new projects and have several manuscripts about Michelle Tanner in various stages of completion. Then it occurred to