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The OCNJ 2005 Fall Block Party is on Saturday October 11,2025. All  along  5th to 14th streets on Asbury Ave, Ocean City, New Jersey there will [...]

The Lady and The Mouse is here! My fourth children’s picture book, once again illustrated by Lisa Madenspacher [...]

National Reading Month is coming to an end. As we say goodbye to March, let’s acknowledge the designation given to this special month. Dr. Seuss, [...]

I love what I call my brain’s vacuum cleaner. While I am sleeping, it sucks out my daytime mess and clears space for a new day. The National [...]

Great news, I have a new story release in the upcoming Chicken Soup for the Soul book! Grieving, Loss and Healing is the book’s title. [...]

I grew up with three sisters. There were many whispers and a few shouts. Christine arrived first. I came eighteen months later. Jill and Vanessa [...]

Polish the silver. From time to time, a thin layer of tarnish can appear on the metal’s surface. This natural oxidation process is prompted by a [...]

Omaha Beach Whispers surrounded me on Tuesday November 4, 2025. My black sneakers sunk in the damp brown sand on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France [...]

I want an azure umbrella over my head every day. I want puffy clouds—nature’s soft pause button—to give me time to think.   I want startling [...]

Polish the silver. From time to time, a thin layer of tarnish can appear on the metal’s surface. This natural oxidation process is prompted by a [...]

Sneak a Peek is a new concept for me. I understand that it is an opportunity offered to young school children and caregivers to meet the teacher [...]

Six polka-dotted tumblers stare at me through the glass doors of my kitchen hutch. The tall containers no longer grace the circular oak table in [...]

Omaha Beach Whispers surrounded me on Tuesday November 4, 2025. My black sneakers sunk in the damp brown sand on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France [...]

The Cuban whispers continue… I did not go to Cuba specifically for the food in April 2016. My American dollars funneled through the Bucknell [...]

The Cuban whispers continue… ( Disclaimer: After my trip,  I vowed to work on not jumping to conclusions without first considering the [...]