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I’ve been thinking about WATER, which drove me to Joyce’s Ulysses ~ “What in water did Bloom, waterlover, drawer…
January 11, 2023Latest Posts
Highlights, Writer's BlogUpcoming Events!
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March 21, 2022
Writer's BlogCelebrating our Independent Bookstores!
ITALIAN LOVE CAKE made the Small Press Distribution Fiction Bestseller List again this year in Dec’21/Jan’22. So grateful to…
February 14, 2022
Writer's BlogPeaks and Valleys
A writer’s life is a sedentary version of a “free solo.” And if that sounds strange, then I’m guessing…
January 26, 2022
Writer's BlogWhy I love the Public Library
ALL SIX COPIES ARE IN USE! Thanks to my readers ~~ As a writer and reader, I depend…
September 3, 2021
Highlights, Writer's BlogAuthors Answer Personal Questions!
I love reading about writers’ inspirations. When asked about mine, I dredged up memories I thought had disappeared forever.…
September 3, 2021
Highlights, Writer's BlogÉditions Anne Carrière publishes Italian Love Cake in French, January 2022
When Éditions Anne Carrière and their fantastic translator, Marie de Prémonville, approached me and wanted to translate Italian Love Cake into…
August 7, 2021
Writer's BlogA Lasting Gift: Remembering My Friend Kim Chernin
https://lithub.com/a-lasting-gift-remembering-my-friend-kim-chernin/ A Lasting Gift: Remembering My Friend Kim Chernin
May 7, 2021
Writer's BlogGlamour in the Pines
The old Slape mansion (in need of a refurb) on the lake in my New Jersey hometown, was the…
March 18, 2021
Writer's BlogGlamour in the Pines
Heading to a wedding. From left: my grandmother, Anna Renzi, Aunt Helen, and Mom, all in white. Who said…
February 25, 2021