Winner of Dan's Papers Judges Choice 2015 Literary Prize for Non-Fiction for my essay The Love of Your Life.

Thank you to Dan's Papers, Founding event Chairman Robert Caro, the Sponsors (Major funding provided by Barnes & Noble) and the Judges (Stony Brook Professor Andrew Botsford, author Joan Z. Holden, Mystery writer Chris Knopf, Retired Chairman of Marquardt Advertising Jim Marquardt, former owner of an independent New Hanpshire bookstore Stephanie Parrott and Chairman of Barnes & Noble Booksellers Len Riggio for choosing my essay The Love of Your Life as one of the winning entries.

The ceremonies were held on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 4 p.m. at the John Drew Theater, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY.  Pulitzer Prize Winner Jules Feiffer gave the Inaugural Address and National Book Award Winner Tom Wolfe delivered the Keynote Address.

Anyone wishing to read it can google Dan's Papers the Love of Your Life.

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Reading "To Kill a Mocking Bird" in Barnes & Noble Book Store

It was a pleasure to read from "To Kill a Mocking Bird" in the all-day reading of the book at Barnes & Noble Book store in Lake Grove Mall.  Thank you for the invitation.

Thank You

Many thanks to Karen Kepner and The Arbors at Bohemia for hosting me for a Book/Talk Signing on June 12, 2015.  It was a pleasure to meet the residents and share my story with them.

Local Author Fair

Thank you to Tom Donlon and Samantha Winter and every one who attended the Local Author Fair in Port Jefferson Public Library on Saturday, May 30, 2015.  It was a huge success and a pleasure to be there.