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Becoming America's Stories, Grand Prompts

Playing Patsy on the Streets #grandpromptstoaskyourgrands

Share your story by entering a brief excerpt or your blog link in the Comments box. I will find you if you include the hashtag #grandpromptstoasaskyourgrands in your blog, Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter posts. All entries will be compiled and links posted on the last Thursday of the month (Throwback Thursday).  July 13, 2021 Grand… Continue reading Playing Patsy on the Streets #grandpromptstoaskyourgrands

Becoming America's Stories, Grand Prompts

Summer PLay

Welcome to Grand Prompts To Ask Your Grands Grand Prompts To Ask Your Grands serve as conversation starters that forge connections between generations and inspire story-worthy journaling. Circles of family and friends hold the histories that explain the familiar routines and traditions. Listening and writing the family histories provide us with the understanding of where… Continue reading Summer PLay

Becoming America's Stories, Grand Prompts, Weekend Coffee Share

Book News

Good morning, Everyone. It’s a muggy day in my little corner of Long Island. Tropical Storm Elsa blew in quickly and dumped a lot of rain. The hydrangeas are happy yet beaten down a bit. I’ll have to do some trimming and propping today. It’s been a busy week. Pour your coffee. Let’s catch up.… Continue reading Book News

Food For Thought

Summer Basil into Essential Pesto

What's on Your Plate? Blog Challenge My talented blog friend, Donna of Retirement Reflections, has teamed up with Deb of Widow Badass to invite all of us to a monthly virtual dinner party. The goal is to spread meal inspirations and share dishes that we have recently enjoyed. Breakfast, lunch, appetizers, dinner, dining in, dining… Continue reading Summer Basil into Essential Pesto

Back in the Day Stories, Becoming America's Stories, Weekend Coffee Share

Story Worthiness

Good morning, Everyone. I am steering the coffee shares toward talking about my books and writing process. I hope you may find it interesting. I wrote two middle-grade historical fiction novels, The Heart of Bakers and Artists (aka Daily Bread) and The Dreams of Singers and Sluggers. They are set in the Lower East Side… Continue reading Story Worthiness