It’s really going to happen. FISH KICKER has a cover and a publication date, March 7. The editing is finished, the galley sent back to the publisher and it’s ready for the launch. Let me know what you think about…
FISH KICKER HAS A BOOK COVER
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SMALL REMEMBRANCES
With the start of every new year there’s a persistent niggling in the back of my brain about how to get organized. I’m not a disorganized person, quite the contrary, I know where I’ve tucked away everything that I own.…
MERMAID PARADE, CONEY ISLAND 2013
It’s mid-December. The weather outside today is dreary, cold and it looks like New York was saved from a major winter storm that crept across the USA heading to the East coast. Miraculously it by-passed us. I get nostalgic about summer when…
PORTRAIT OF A TURKEY
DEAR DIARY
Quite a bit has happened since we downsized over a year ago and moved into a one bedroom apartment in Manhattan. But the really big news this year is that my novel FISH KICKER was accepted by MuseItUp, a publishing…
MUSEUM HOPPING: THE BOXER AND THE BEAUTIFUL
In the last couple of months I did some museum hopping for a little distraction from writing. My novel, FISH KICKER, is in the hands of the publisher. I’m waiting for the copy editor to send me the final draft…
ANOTHER DAY OF SUMMER
The sky was a brilliant blue. A soft, cool breeze gently rustled the leaves of the geranium plants on our terrace. What a perfect day for a stroll along a boardwalk, and we jumped on a subway to take the…
SIX HOURS EARLIER IN BARCELONA THAN IN NYC
The flight from New York didn’t take off on time, nearly an hour late, but we arrived in Barcelona on the designated hour. It was an over-night flight and we got maybe a couple hours of sleep, though flying for…
LEAVING FOR SPAIN TODAY
Well, the day is finally here. We are leaving for Spain later this afternoon. We have 8 hours before we’re scheduled to take off, I’m restless and the weather has me a bit concerned. At present a major rain storm…
THE CITY THAT KEEPS SMILING
I just read on-line this morning that NYC is the most expensive city to live in on the USA Continent. There is no question about it, things are expensive in this town but somehow folks get by. Last count there were…