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Back on Campus – School Stories

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You've probably seen all the photos on Facebook and Instagram – it's graduation season and I can't believe how my friends' children are growing up! Graduations mark a big accomplishment for students as well as parents. Whether its high school or college, it is monumental to have…By Jeanne|
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Thirty Day Challenges- Life as a Laboratory

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Thirty days is the perfect amount of time to experiment with something new and different. How often do we look back at a month or four weeks and think, “Where did it go?” Thirty days is a long enough period of time to really accomplish something, while its short enough to convince…By Jeanne|
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In Preparation for Passover

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We hosted our first Seder as newlyweds in Cincinnati with other transplant friends, and later in our walk-up on Hancock Street in Boston when our kids were little. On Hancock Street, we’d gather snugly around a dining-room table (which now serves as a kitchen table in our current…By Jeanne|
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The Nine

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Very excited that my second novel, The Nine, will be released by She Writes Press in the Spring of 2019. Attached is a Spotify playlist to get you in the frame of mind.By Jeanne|
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How Much of This Is Autobiographical?

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This is the question I receive most often when visiting with book clubs and readers. Haven’t you noticed how books or movies “based on a true story” seem to hold so much appeal? People really want to know what "really happened." Well, I try not to disappoint.  The answer is…By Jeanne|
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Gratitude and Reflections for a New Year

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Before I look forward to 2018’s resolutions, I need to say thank you to 2017. There hasn’t been a year in which I’ve felt such gratification. Yes, my first novel, EDEN, was published, but that occasion became the catalyst for something much bigger. I often dubbed my book…By Jeanne|
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