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My First Publication
 
My First Publication
Sitting at Kurt Vonnegut's desk at his museum and library in Indianapolis.
 
Sitting at Kurt Vonnegut's desk at his museum and library in Indianapolis.
Meeting author Curtis Sittenfeld
 
Meeting author Curtis Sittenfeld
Gravesite marker for the Thoreau family
 
Gravesite marker for the Thoreau family
Small Stone tombstone for Henry David Thoreau
 
Small Stone tombstone for Henry David Thoreau
Gravesite of Nathaniel Hawthorne
 
Gravesite of Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Home of Nathaniel Hawthorne
 
The Home of Nathaniel Hawthorne
The home of Ralph Waldo Emerson
 
The home of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sitting inside replica of Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond
 
Sitting inside replica of Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond
Standing beside replica of Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond
 
Standing beside replica of Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond
Larry at Walden Pond
 
Larry at Walden Pond
Standing beside statue of Henry David Thoreau. Replica of his cabin is in the background.
 
Standing beside statue of Henry David Thoreau. Replica of his cabin is in the background.
The spot where Thoreau's cabin was at Walden Pond.
 
The spot where Thoreau's cabin was at Walden Pond.
Trail leading to location where Thoreau built his cabin at Walden Pond.
 
Trail leading to location where Thoreau built his cabin at Walden Pond.
At the actual location where Thoreau built his cabin.
 
At the actual location where Thoreau built his cabin.
At site of Henry David Thoreau's cabin
 
At site of Henry David Thoreau's cabin
Sitting on the front porch of Emily Dickinson's house in Amherst, Massachusetts.
 
Sitting on the front porch of Emily Dickinson's house in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Street view of Emily Dickinson's home in Amherst, MA.
 
Street view of Emily Dickinson's home in Amherst, MA.
Looking across the Dickinson's yard at their home in Amherst, MA.
 
Looking across the Dickinson's yard at their home in Amherst, MA.
It is easy to see how nature inspired Emily Dickinson. The beauty of the Dickinson yard.
 
It is easy to see how nature inspired Emily Dickinson. The beauty of the Dickinson yard.
More nature outside her home to inspire Emily Dickinson
 
More nature outside her home to inspire Emily Dickinson
The Dickinson family gravesites inside the fence in Amherst, MA.
 
The Dickinson family gravesites inside the fence in Amherst, MA.
Kneeling in front of Emily Dickinson's tombstone.
 
Kneeling in front of Emily Dickinson's tombstone.
A photo with my hand on the tombstone of Emily Dickinson
 
A photo with my hand on the tombstone of Emily Dickinson
The family burial site of the poet, Emily Dickinson, and her family.
 
The family burial site of the poet, Emily Dickinson, and her family.
A close-up of Emily's tombstone
 
A close-up of Emily's tombstone
Here I am riding the carousel at Central Park, NY, just like Holden Caulfield did in The Catcher in the Rye.
 
Here I am riding the carousel at Central Park, NY, just like Holden Caulfield did in The Catcher in the Rye.
Sitting in front of John Lennon's Imagine Memorial at Central Park in NY.
 
Sitting in front of John Lennon's Imagine Memorial at Central Park in NY.
Strawberry Fields in Central Park, New York City.
 
Strawberry Fields in Central Park, New York City.
Standing in front of the Dakota where John Lennon lived in New York City
 
Standing in front of the Dakota where John Lennon lived in New York City
In front of the Dakota where John Lennon lived in New York City.
 
In front of the Dakota where John Lennon lived in New York City.
I saw Macbeth starring James Bond actor, Daniel Craig, at the Longacre Theater.
 
I saw Macbeth starring James Bond actor, Daniel Craig, at the Longacre Theater.
Standing outside the New York City Public Library.
 
Standing outside the New York City Public Library.
I attended the Colgate Writer's Festival in 2022 and 2025.
 
I attended the Colgate Writer's Festival in 2022 and 2025.
In front of Stephen King's house in Bangor, Maine.
 
In front of Stephen King's house in Bangor, Maine.
Another phone of me in front of Stephen King's house in Maine. This one gives a better view of the entire house.
 
Another phone of me in front of Stephen King's house in Maine. This one gives a better view of the entire house.
In Emily Dickinson's bedroom. Look how small were writing desk was.
 
In Emily Dickinson's bedroom. Look how small were writing desk was.
Emily Dickinson's bedroom, including a dress she wore.
 
Emily Dickinson's bedroom, including a dress she wore.
Writing a Poem in Emily Dickinson's room where she wrote her poems.
 
Writing a Poem in Emily Dickinson's room where she wrote her poems.
Outside Mark Twain's house in Hartford, Connecticut.
 
Outside Mark Twain's house in Hartford, Connecticut.
On a rainy day, in front of the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. She lived next door to Mark Twain.
 
On a rainy day, in front of the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. She lived next door to Mark Twain.
Mark Twain's home
 
Mark Twain's home
Posing with a creation of Mark Twain using Legos at the Mark Twain House and Museum.
 
Posing with a creation of Mark Twain using Legos at the Mark Twain House and Museum.
What can I say, I love my cats: Babe Ruth (Babe--deceased after 16 years), Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo), and Prefontaine (Pre).
 
What can I say, I love my cats: Babe Ruth (Babe--deceased after 16 years), Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo), and Prefontaine (Pre).
I loved Babe for 16 years, so I put him after the Mark Twain saying about cats. Twain rented cats when he traveled and had 16 cats at home. I bought a book that had all the lines about cats that he had in his writing. He mentioned cats a lot. Twain loved them.
 
I loved Babe for 16 years, so I put him after the Mark Twain saying about cats. Twain rented cats when he traveled and had 16 cats at home. I bought a book that had all the lines about cats that he had in his writing. He mentioned cats a lot. Twain loved them.
 
Harriet Beecher's home in Hartford. She lived next door to Mark Twain.
 
Harriet Beecher's home in Hartford. She lived next door to Mark Twain.
Standing in front of Mark Twain's house in Hartford, Connecticut.
 
Standing in front of Mark Twain's house in Hartford, Connecticut.
Sitting with a statue of Mark Twain at the Twain House and Museum.
 
Sitting with a statue of Mark Twain at the Twain House and Museum.
The Mark Twain House and Museum was a busy place with a crowd of tourists.
 
The Mark Twain House and Museum was a busy place with a crowd of tourists.