Activist, environmentalist, writer, gardener, bird watcher, and photographer. Money from book sales supports the Bayonne Nature Club volunteers who do the shoreline and park clean-ups.
Member of the Sierra Club, the National Audubon, NJ Audubon Society and other environmental groups. Associate of Arts Degree with emphasis on Communication; Certificate in Proposal Writing and Budgeting from The Foundation Center, New York. Certificate from New York Institute of Photography. Member of the National Organization for Women and former Vice President of the National Writers Union.
Birth Place: Canton, OH USA
Accomplishments: 2009 Honoree of Women's History Month - Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet, March 24, 2009 by Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders. ALSO: Spirit of Liberty Activism Award from the Friends of Liberty State Park, May 2009. Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor of City of Jersey City, NJ, Mayor J. T. Healy, for preserving and enhancing one of the city's most beautiful natural reserves.
Books
Making Changes by Patricia Hilliard Sick and tired of low pay and boring work, some women office workers decide it's time for making changes....
Mystery of Quercus Gardens by Patricia Hilliard A fear of being killed, dying in your own home, just because you tried to make things better. This is what haunts Beth Murphy....
One Pledge Unspoken by Patricia Hilliard It's 1969 and some high school students in a small town decide to oppose a war that makes no sense and promises to set their lives on a different path against their wishes....
Short Stories ( View all 29 stories ) The Gun by Patricia Hilliard Have you ever wished you had a gun?... War Toy Boy by Patricia Hilliard An old man understands a young man's troubles. Previously published in 2010 Contemporary Literary Review: India... Good Little Workers by Patricia Hilliard Life can be challenging on the small family farm.... Bidenville by Patricia Hilliard Pondering a corporation's effect on life.... Dreams and Illusions by Patricia Hilliard When two worlds cross, who is the teller of truth?... The Dance Routine by Patricia Hilliard A dance, disturbing memories and a guardian angel come together to define a young woman's sense of safety.... A Terrible Tale of Family Togetherness by Patricia Hilliard Does your family measure up to this? Or are they doing better?...
Poetry ( View all 9 poems ) Voices of Need by Patricia Hilliard Can you hear the voices calling?... Home? by Patricia Hilliard Whose idea of a home is this?... A Field by Patricia Hilliard A Field or a Friend, I cannot tell them apart.... Diamond Mind by Patricia Hilliard Just thinking about thinking.... The Rebel by Patricia Hilliard A rebel with an attitude!... Life Boat by Patricia Hilliard Keeping a head above water.... Grasping by Patricia Hilliard All lifelong reaching out to grasp....
News Eric Hoffer Honorable Mention Award by Patricia Hilliard A true life mystery at an apartment complex gets noticed.... Go To Liberty by Patricia Hilliard Novel set in Liberty State Park published February 2014 by iUniverse.com... Mystery of Quercus Garden by Patricia Hilliard Will a novel about renters win an award as a Murder Mystery?... Mystery Enters Hoffer Contest by Patricia Hilliard As the Eric Hoffer Award Contest opens, Mystery of Quercus Gardens is submitted!... Go To Liberty - Finalist in Montaigne Medal Award by Patricia Hilliard The Eric Hoffer Award Committee selects books for the Montaigne Medal Award.... Mystery of Quercus Garden by Patricia Hilliard A murder mystery that will help solve renter/tenant problems with landlords.... Helper Birds by Patricia Hilliard A personal experience is turned into a short story. ...
Links
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See one of my most popular books: Mystery of Quercus Gardens.
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See one of my most popular books: Go To Liberty
Additional information
Presently writing for the NJ Chapter Sierra Club "Sierran" newspaper. Also published in Jersey City Magazine, 2018, article on Liberty State Park. Over 15 years contributor to Liberty State Park's "The Green Oasis" newsletter. Author of "The Wild Birds in the Parks of Hudson County" published by Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development. Also published in the Hudson County NJ Native Plant Society newsletter.
