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The art of writing is a lifelong practice of noticing, wondering and believing in the power of voice. It is a delicate balancing of idea...

This week, a human interest story on paddle patrols was highlighted in Newsday , Long Island's newspaper . It caught my eye as a uniqu...

As an aficionado  of antiquing and turn-of-the-20th-century traditions, I enjoy corresponding with friends from far away as people often...

#Hashtags pop up all the time on Twitter but Monday's trending hashtag,  #IFeelTheHappiestWhen,   made me smile.  In the summertime, li...

Being in the creativity zone is such a wonder-filled experience!   Sparks fly; mind races; thoughts pass by in streams of bright-colored di...

Last week, I had the privilege of teaching an ELA Summer Institute for graduate students  at Molloy College .  During the four days , we en...

For four days this week, I soaked in academia life in a wonder space that I created for five passionate teacher/grad students at Molloy Col...

It's that joyful time of year when life on Long Island seems to be full of a carefree,  relaxed sand-in-toes type of spirit. School is ...

As a matter of habit these days, when the sun appears everyone runs outside and so it was last weekend. My husband and I took a short car r...

The timeworn idiom, "One man's trash, is another man's treasure," is one that has become a statement of truth for me. Las...