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Six months ago

On Thursday, February 18, I awoke at 4 AM to take a shower and use the antibacterial soap one last time. My husband and I got into the car for the 30 minute or so drive to the hospital, leaving my two older children still sound asleep (the youngest had been taken to a former…

About Me

I have lived in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for nearly my entire life, aside from a seven-year stint in the Baltimore/Washington, DC area in my 20s. I have my B.S. in English-Education from Duquesne University and have been a middle and high school English teacher for 27 years. I received my MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University. I have…

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About Me

ABOUT ME… I have lived in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for nearly my entire life, aside from a seven-year stint in the Baltimore/Washington, DC area in my 20s. I have my B.S. in English-Education from Duquesne University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University. For 32 years, I taught middle and high school English. Recently, I took over…

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