Casanova @ 300 (+ a new novel!)

I put the finishing touches on the first full draft of my newest manuscript not that long ago, and let me tell you that it feels really good. I always liken writing a book to birthing a baby, so now perhaps the baby is freshly born but will still need a lot of mothering before … Continue reading Casanova @ 300 (+ a new novel!)

Recalling a lost Thanksgiving tradition

Happy Thanksgiving! Normally I write about women's lost stories, but this time I wrote about a memory of my Dad's growing up in Brooklyn, New York. It was published just today in New Jersey's Star Ledger. “Did I ever take you begging for Thanksgiving?” We were sitting around the dinner table the night before Thanksgiving … Continue reading Recalling a lost Thanksgiving tradition