"My Stroke in the Fast Lane" : Memoir Workshop at Pound Ridge Library

Finished the Memoir Workshop gig. Great students!!

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"My Stroke in the Fast Lane" highlighted in E. Best's column, "Best Foot Forward"

 

I am truly honored that Ellen Best highlighted me in the first writing of her new column, "Best Foot Forward." In it, she writes, "My previous column, the Talk of the Town, was created by former Pound Ridge resident Bonni Brodnick, who passed it on to me almost 15 years ago. ..." She goes on to mention my first book, "Pound Ridge Past: Remembrances of Our Townsfolk," but my stroke seems to have influenced her most.

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Best Foot Forward: A stroke of inspiration 

Living In An Alternative Universe

I used to think it was important to know what's in the news. To be uninformed was a nasty word.

Now, I WANT to be uninformed. It's the only way I can survive this Orange Face in the White House regime. But, the other night, before slipping off to sleep, I went into another room of the house and binged. And this was the most disturbing: seeing Trump and his Coterie of Bad Choices on a plane eating McDonald's. Is this ferrrrrealll? Trump, Musk, Don Jr., House Speaker Mike Johnson, and ... wait ... is that RFK, Jr., the guy chosen to be Health and Human Services secretary? It's probably the first time he's held a McD's hamburger, Coke (no less), and FRENCH FRIES? WTF??

I had nightmares the entire night. Not kidding.

"Twins" in Pink

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Walking down 57th Street, I noticed this pair wearing the EXACT same thing: black pants and flamboyant pink sweaters. When I got in from of them, I asked, "Twins?"

The man said, "NOT twins! We're married 46 years. I guess if you're a couple for that long, you start looking like twins!"

MY STROKE IN THE FAST LANE, the American Heart Association & Mastercard

 At Mastercard's upcoming luncheon, I'm honored to be interviewed by Dr. Cara Pensabene, VP, Medical Director at Mastercard. It's a joint program with the American Heart Association, where I'll talk about my journey to recovery. Stay tuned!

"My Stroke in the Fast Lane": Irvington Public Library Book Talk

 At the Irvington Public Library book talk, it was such a treat to have Susan Hodara (my memoir mentor and teacher at Hudson Valley Writers Center) and Amy Reyer (friend and fellow writer) in the audience.

MY STROKE IN THE FAST LANE -- Memoir Workshop @ Pound Ridge Library + Upcoming Book Talk @ Irvington Public Library

Held the first Memoir Workshop at Pound Ridge Library. Workshop #2 is on Saturday, 11/16, at 11am, and Workshop #3 is on Saturday, 11/23 at 11am. (Although we are at max for signing up, leave your name for a possible second workshop I'll be doing.)

Irvington Public Library book talk on My Stroke in the Fast Lane: A Journey to Recovery will be this Saturday, 11/9 at 10:00 am. Click here for more info.  Hope to see you!!

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Author Chris Hart Enamors the Anime World With New Book!!

 Stuck on the eyes? What about the outfit? Or what to do with the hairstyle? 

Chris Hart, my friend and colleague from the Pound Ridge Authors Society, has a new creation, The Big Book of Drawing Anime: The Complete Step-By-Step Guide. This essential reference has everything you need to know on how to draw amazing anime and manga characters ... you know, the ones with big sparkly eyes, fantastic hairstyles, expressive faces, and funky outfits who radiate BIG personalities and attitudes right from the page?

Chris is the world's leading author of art instruction books, with over 8 million copies sold and titles translated into more than 20 languages. Wowza!!

For more info, go to

The Big Book of Drawing Anime: The Complete Step-By-Step Guide