Author: Pushing Time

I'm an award-winning author who lives and writes in New York City. I'm also an avid photographer that drags not only my laptop, but also my Nikon where ever I go. I have an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Most of my work life has been in the mental health field, though for the last 10 years devoteI have devoted myself to writing fulltime and taking photographs.

A HALLOWEEN SHORT STORY ‘THE CALDERA’ BY MARGARET MENDEL

Bev trusted her instincts, always had. She always had. So far she figured that’s what had kept her out of harms way all these years. Her mother however moaned and complained about all the crazy schemes that her daughter had…

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COLD SOUP

BY MARGARET MENDEL SOUP IN THE SUMMER AN ARTICLE IN KINGSRIVERLIFE.COM Mid summer, when heat feels the most unforgiving and cooking is the last thing on my mind, I fall back on cold soups. Soups have always been special to…

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I AM INTERVIEWED ON THE RADIO TONIGHT

TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, I’LL BE INTERVIEWED REGARDING MY HISTORICAL NOVEL, PUSHING WATER, ON  MIKE SPIEGEL’S RADIO PROGRAM. Here is a link to tonight’s broadcast: http://www.gcnlive.com/JW1D/index.php/onair How many novels, poems and articles do you think were written on…

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DUNBAR HOLLOW A LONG AGO TRAGEDY

TODAY MY STORY, DUNBAR HOLLOW, THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN KINGS RIVER LIFE MAGAZINE IN 2013 IS FEATURED TODAY ON THE SHORT MYSTERY STORIES BLOG SPOT. HERE IS A LINK: http://kingsriverlife.com/10/30/dunbar-hollow-a-true-scary-story-for-halloween/

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ASIAN FOOD VENDOR

Sompong Seetha scattered a shovelful of hot coals atop the lid of a giant cooking pot to steam the rice. It was 5: A.M. Sompong a food vendor and the proprietor of a food stall in Bangkok had been up…

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PATCHES IS NOW AN E-BOOK

PATCHES, a collection of short stories, is now available as an e-book. Here is a blurb from the back cover: Patches tells the tale of one woman’s life, Wilma, through a series of interwoven short stories. The stories begin in…

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