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Grammarly instructed me that my primary writing problem is commas. That, I believe.
Grammarly instructed me that my primary writing problem is commas. That, I believe.
When I was a kid, living in Brooklyn, NY, a Friday visit to the local public library was part of our family routine.
Yesterday, when I pulled into the parking lot of Denver’s Park Hill Elementary School, I was immediately greeted by the clucking of chickens.
Never forgotten: Have you had such a moment, such a teacher, such a book? I invite you to share it with us. Leave your comment here or on the blog.
The movie shows us that even as we continue our lives, we often are, at some level, aware of what is happening and choosing to ignore it.
While in many respects the Covid pandemic is behind us (but not, sadly, completely) it has had a long-term impact on many aspects of our society. That includes the world of books and publishing and the people who create them.
Although I have not lived there for something like fifty years I confess, I still consider myself a New Yorker. So it’s no surprise that ten of my books have meaningful New York City settings.
Never mind the intense debates about immigration to the USA, unless you are a decedent of North America’s indigenous peoples, we are ALL immigrants or descendants of immigrants.
If one is a writer one of the things you get used to is rejection. It’s never pleasant but can be memorable. And sometimes, in retrospect, even funny.
But what of those writers who write many different kinds of books? How do readers respond?