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May.24.2012
Why did I name my tea catering business, Miss Havisham’s Victorian Tea Caterers? It was a capricious and lighthearted decision, based on my simple delight in the novel, Great Expectations. Although there is not much to like about Miss Havisham, I feel her pain, for she is the epitome of...
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May.06.2012
NORAH was published by Lucky Press, LLC in March of 2011 and as of April 30th, NORAH is no longer published by Lucky Press, LLC. The publisher abruptly closed its business due to sales not sufficient to sustain a viable business. Lucky Press authors had no idea that this was coming down the pike...
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Apr.23.2012
Over the years, I’ve learned how to catch myself before I spin out of control emotionally. Sometimes it’s easier said than done, like many things concerning human emotions. It takes conscientious effort to reconstruct the old worn paths that meander through the woods of the mind that can send...
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Apr.10.2012
I have just returned from an idyllic and peaceful kayaking vacation in the Finger Lakes. During this time, I didn’t watch, read, or listen to the news, but now I’m home, back to work, and watching, reading, and listening. And there is much to wail over (as usual, it seems), but when I read...
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Apr.10.2012
I was at an education fair for an elementary and middle school at a Barnes & Noble store last week. The atmosphere was galvanized with hunger for story and words. Parents, kids, and teachers didn’t stroll or loll to look at books. The children ran throughout the store and the parents were...
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Apr.10.2012
There are numerous blogs that warrant attention, praise, and awards. I don’t know if mine deserve all three, but I am asking my readers to decide. If you think they do, please vote for me at this link starting tomorrow. You have to be a member of Goodreads, which is well worth your time,...
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Jan.04.2012
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven (Ecclesiastes)
Although it behooves me to not further denigrate my gender, I look back into the past and see myself as a strutting Rhode Island Red hen clucking her head off. Rhode Island Reds are a hearty breed...
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Dec.07.2010
John B. Keane, the prolific Irish writer of plays and novels (now deceased), wrote a short story, ‘Spreading Joy and Jam at Christmas,’ from his collection titled, ‘Irish Stories For Christmas.’ One man tells the story of how he and his friend traveled to Mayo at Christmastime to visit old...
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About Cynthia
I am the author of The Irish Dresser, A Story of Hope during The Great Hunger (An Gorta Mor, 1845-1850) and Hope in New York City, The Continuing Story of The Irish Dresser. Both books are YA with lessons plans. In addition to these two novels published in...
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