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Inspired by Emily Dickinson, Madeleine L'Engle, Rachel Carson, T.S. Eliot, Carl Sagan, Arthur C. Clarke, Louisa May Alcott, Robert Frost, Theodor Geisel, J.K. Rowling, and more.
Favorite classic works: Madeleine L'Engle writings, Emily Dickinson's poems, Rachel Carson's SENSE OF WONDER, Bronte sisters' writings, works by Robert Frost, William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot, and many more
Favorite children's books: Secret Garden, A Wrinkle in Time, I Remember Mama, Little Women, Snow Treasure, Heidi, Tom's Midnight Garden, Stephen Hawking's book for children, Vonda McIntyre's Barbary, and more.
Favorite Writings for Readers in General: Beverly Cleary biography; Carl Sagan's CONTACT, STAR TREK reference books and novels; writings by and about astronauts and their accomplishments; cozy mysteries, classic children's literature, and more
Current Projects: Working with publisher Rowman-Littlefield to publish Discovering British Literature in Bits and Bytes: An Internet Approach, with Primary Internet Documents plus Questions and Activities for secondary school, and beginning college and university students; also Discovering American Literature in Bits and Bytes: An Internet Approach, and Discovering English Literature in Bits and Bytes: An Internet Approach - Miscellaneous // also finishing writing middle grade mystery novel about to be sent to a publisher // also writing poems occasionally for a church newsletter // also former host / coordinator for an AOL Writers Gathering workshop with goal of keeping children's sense of wonder and curiosity in mind for children's writers and writers in general
Education: MA English & American Literature, MLIS Division of Library & Information Science, both St. John's University, Queens County, NYC; BA English & American Literature Hunter College NYC; AA Liberal Arts Queensborough Community College, Queens County, NYC; Writing for Children Correspondence Course, Institute of Children's Literature CT
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