Category: long island

First memoir: The Bookends Review
family . freelance writing . long island . nostaglia . pets . work . writingLet me tell you something I’ve learned about getting published. If everyone says “no” to your writing, it’s probably not them…it’s your writing. Read More

Sand Hills Literary Magazine
fiction . freelance writing . long island . nostaglia . work . writingI received my copy of Sand Hills Spring 2020 this weekend. The book–it’s pages, print quality, and binding–is beautifully made. The editors and writers over at Augusta University did a great job. It’s my first university print publication. And when I looked on the Contents pages, I noticed that my story is one of only Read More

Penne a la Vodka (five ingredients)
family . food . long island . nostaglia🍝Penne a la Vodka (Five ingredient sauce). 🍝This is the pasta I make for my family at least once a week. 🍝Actually, I make it in a big batch and then freeze the sauce in ziplock containers. 🍝This recipe is from Gino’s Pizzeria in Elmont where I worked as a waitress for about seven years. Read More

First publication of 2020
fiction . long island . nostagliaEven though “ren fair” is the first story I wrote from One Square Mile, it’s not the first publication. Read More

The Sample family Christmas letter: 2019 edition
C.K. . family . friends . health . long island . motherhood . pets . texas . travelRead the Sample family Christmas letter. Read More

new writing: first pub from One Square Mile
family . fiction . long island . nostagliaI am working on a collection of short stories. After hearing Sandra Cisneros speak at Hockaday last winter, I was inspired. She said, “Don’t write what you remember, write what you wish you could forget.” What an interesting way of looking at writing. Most writers abide by the wisdom of “write what you know.” And Read More

I love titling my blog posts. So my parents live here now and with them came many boxes from their attic back in Malverne, NY. My dad dropped off said boxes the other day. One was of books from college. Boring. Straight to Good Will. One was filled with American Girl Dolls. More on this Read More

Lieselotte Landgrebe, 1932-2016
family . long island . motherhoodMy grandmother died last month. Below is the eulogy that I wrote for her and read at her funeral… Oma wasn’t your typical grandma/nana type. No smells of baked goods wafting from a kitchen window or overly saccharine compliments. She was German-American, a child of the Great Depression, and she survived many hardships. Her way Read More
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