On Sunday, June 12, I participated in Books NJ, a celebration of books and the readers who love them by bringing together over 100 NJ authors. The event was a huge success, which included the awarding of a Lifetime Achievement award to the world-renowned author, Mary Higgins Clark.  I had the privilege of meeting Ms. [...]

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On June 12, RAIN or SHINE, the Paramus Public Library is hosting “Books NJ”– a celebration of books and the readers who love them by bringing together over 100 NJ authors. Throughout the day, Books NJ will offer attendees the opportunity to meet the many talented NJ authors and join them in panel discussions about [...]

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On Saturday, May 21, I returned to my childhood library, the Sayreville Public Library, to participate in a “Meet the Author” event to discuss “Wise Words & Witty Expressions.”  This event was especially meaningful for me as I never could have imagined as a student that one day I would return to my childhood library [...]

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On Saturday, May 14 Rhonda Mallek of “The Fine Grind” invited me to do a book signing at her coffee shop in Little Falls, NJ. Rhonda’s coffee shop was rated the number one coffee shop in NJ in 2010.  While I was there I had the chance to taste her cappuccino, which was wonderful and  [...]

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Happy Easter! Let me be among the first to wish you a Happy Easter!  May the Easter bunny bring you lots of chocolate that does not stick to the hips! I must say the luck of the Irish was certainly with me in the month of St. Patrick.  I had many pleasant surprises including: New [...]

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On St. Patrick’s Day, US Catholic, a print and online magazine that is in conversation with American Catholics, posted an article I submitted titled, “Speaking Irish.”  The article focuses on the significant role words play in the Irish culture and how the Irish have relied upon words to help them through their challenges and to [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! I am so very excited to share with you, on this most special day of the year, that I had my very first TV interview with Craig Coughlin of Woodbridge, NJ’s TV35 program “About the Town.” About the Town is a program hosted by Woodbridge’s own Craig Coughlin dedicated to [...]

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When I first published my book, I could never have imagined all the wonderful experiences and people I would meet along the way.  One of these people is Cheryl Rogers.  Cheryl helped me get my book formatted as an eBook that met Smashwords.com’s requirements.  Since then, I have learned that Cheryl launched New Christian Books, [...]

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On March 10, Daria Anne DiGiovanni of Parasol Communications and a fellow author of “Water Signs” invited me to participate in their BlogTalkRadio program “Writestream Author Chat” to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by sharing the wisdom and humor of the Emerald Isle, my background, life’s work, and of course, my motivation for writing Wise Words [...]

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On Friday, March 4, I was invited to do a book signing at Booktowne in Manasquan, NJ. During the winter season each Friday evening Booktowne hosts a wine and cheese event.  I was thrilled to be part of this program where I had the opportunity to meet the wonderful and warm people of Manasquan where [...]

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