2023 List of My Articles

Satire on journalism today Written as a satire, The Real News attempts to tell “The Never-Before-Told Stories of Donald Trump and Fake News!” Through a merging of public figures and fictional characters, most of the fifteen chapters revolve around former President Trump and the media. Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Matt Lauer, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and others additionally find their way into the author’s sight.

Meet the wife of Captain Christopher Billopp — Why is this 17th Century Tottenville woman interesting? To know more of her life is to get a feel for Bentley Manor, now known as the Conference House. To understand more of what she did gives us insights into her famous husband, as well as her strength maintaining the Manor during her husband’s travels away from Tottenville. To…

Why the two go together — In Reading you’ll find out why as a long-time published writer I believe to read is essential for writers. I share: How it improves your writing How it generates ideas to write about How it helps you on Medium To get you started, I conclude introducing articles from three Medium writers: Linda Locke, Maria Rattray, and Patrick OConnell. Whether it’s writing messy first drafts, teaching your child integrity, or learning actionable content marketing strategies, I’m confident you’ll benefit from reading them.

Timely tale reflecting the shades of involvement, as well as the personal consequences — In chapter one you will meet Dr. Ayesha Naru, daughter of General Omar Malik, the top-ranking Pakistani military officer. Professionally the doctor uses her late mother’s maiden name at an attempt to keep her work separated from her father’s renown. Chapter two introduces the setting of the novel to which the American public is unaware.

What you need to know — Are you ready to take a seat before the microphone? In “Being a Podcast Guest” I share my first time as a guest on a podcast about my book 17th Century Tottenville Comes Alive, the first in a series on the history of Tottenville. Matthew DiBiase contacted me on LinkedIn, asking to interview me on The Packaged Tourist Show. “This…

Sharing love in action — A personal look at the founder of the Catholic Worker Movement On December 29, 1927, at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Tottenville, Father Joseph V. Hyland received Dorothy Day into Catholicism following her conversion when he baptized her daughter, Tamar. On Saturday, November 8, 1997, while reporting for the Staten Island Register weekly newspaper, I was at the Catholic…

An amusing adventure in search of self — “George Cogrill was uneasy. It was a bright sunny day in June and it was his birthday, but he had received a summons from his aunt. No matter what the weather, or the occasion, his aunt always made him feel uneasy and a summons from her could not be ignored.” Learn of the dynamics of the relationship between Aunt Jane and George on George’s thirtieth birthday.