Josette Abruzzini
Lessons from Catamaran Park
Part 2 in a series of posts called My Newfoundland. In my first post did I mention that many of my stories are decades old? Every so...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Aug 3, 2020
- 2 min
Come along... to my Newfoundland
August in Newfoundland - a tradition I didn’t mean to break. In the forty-two years since I’ve lived in the U.S., Vince and I have made...
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Josette Abruzzini
- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
My 2020 Blue Mind Challenge
Today is Memorial Day 2020, Day#1 of the 7th Annual 100 Days of the Blue Mind Challenge. “What is Blue Mind?” you ask. “And what is the...
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Josette Abruzzini
- May 17, 2020
- 4 min
Ruffles, Daisies and the Class of 2020!
In the midst of the sorrowful losses of this Covid-19 season, one particular group has been called upon to exhibit grace in a challenging...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Apr 29, 2020
- 1 min
A Girl who Tinkered
Wood, Wire and Wings: Emma Lillian Todd Invents an Airplane is a lyrical tale about both the challenges and joys of turning ideas into...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Mar 28, 2020
- 3 min
"Microbe" Books for Curious Kids
These unprecedented times have inspired many questions about microbes and viruses. I’ve gathered a few children’s books that will inform...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Mar 26, 2020
- 1 min
Coastal Joys
Dawn Sky. Sunshine. Daybreak fog. Dissipating droplets… Too miniscule to flaunt colors. Reflecting white light - A fogbow! Coastal Joy....
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Josette Abruzzini
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Breathe with Me
How can you lie so still and silent, seemingly content... when all the world cries muffled tears from open-ended viral fears? "Be still,"...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Feb 18, 2020
- 3 min
The Charm of Campbell House
My most memorable moment from last year came upon me rather unexpectedly, and I imagine that it will stay with me for the rest of my...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Jan 5, 2020
- 2 min
An Aunt & Two Nieces
They were smiling at me from two houses ago. While transitioning Diane’s Lake Winola bedroom into my new writing space I came across an...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Jan 3, 2020
- 2 min
Breathing into 2020!
B r e a t h e Just take a moment to inhale slowly…hold…and let it out. Then exhale just a little longer. My word for 2020 is already...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Sep 14, 2019
- 1 min
WHAT IF a painting you've featured in your novel... inspires a hit movie?
With the Goldfinch movie being released this weekend, I couldn't help but post this segment from my (as yet unpublished) historical...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Sep 11, 2019
- 2 min
WHAT IF... a new STEM biography inspires curiosity?
How could an uneducated 17th century cloth merchant become the Father of Microbiology? And why should children read about him? A few...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Jun 21, 2019
- 4 min
Once a Teacher...
Once a teacher always a teacher. Five years into my retirement I still succumb to June’s academic reflections. For 2018-19 two...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Jan 29, 2019
- 2 min
What's my 'Brand"?
A good deal of my writing has been informed by the online writing community. Whether through one of my writerly Facebook groups or from a...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Jan 28, 2019
- 1 min
A Young Man Reclaims the Life He Loves
On the eve of a honeymoon trip that never takes place, Daniel Rufer’s health takes a shocking turn. His debut memoire, Disconjugate Gaze,...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Jan 2, 2019
- 2 min
Wishing you a wonderful "word" and a Happy New Year!
2019 –The number itself seems tucked under the chin of 2020. Such placement makes me think it’ll hurry along. And since it’s not a leap...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Dec 10, 2018
- 1 min
Historical Fiction immersed in Art!
A Light of Her Own by Carrie Callaghan (Amberjack Publishing, 2018) Carrie Callaghan’s A Light of her Own is a newly released historical...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
Water Books Everywhere!
Here’s a list of picture books about water, with thanks to those around the world who love and protect waters that give us life and...
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Josette Abruzzini
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
Spreading Curiosity
Over the past few months I've shared my writing projects with close to a dozen elementary school classes. There's nothing like the...
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