Phoenix mom accused of injecting child with drugs

Whatever happened to wanting your children to do better in life than you have done yourself?

An addict injects her own children…next she would have been selling them out for cash, to inject herself and daughters in a cycle that started at age 5 & 6.  Thank God they told a family relative who did the right thing and turned that poor excuse of a mother into the police.  I hope she never has the privilege of seeing her daughters again.  ~P.

Phoenix mom accused of injecting child with drugs – Yahoo! News.

‘Dirty Jobs’ auctioning special candy- Wertz Candies of Lebanon – Lebanon Daily News

Only Mike Rowe would come up with this!  ~P.

‘Dirty Jobs’ star auctioning special candy from Wertz Candies of Lebanon – Lebanon Daily News.

Book Buzz | West Manchester Twp. writer Pattie Crider wins award at Philly conference

Thank you Sarah Chain and the York Daily Record for the interview.  The print edition is scheduled for next Sunday, June 23rd.

Book Buzz | West Manchester Twp. writer Pattie Crider wins award at Philly conference. <-Click Here  

~P.

Dover PA House Explodes

This story ran in the YDR: http://www.ydr.com/crime/ci_23410462/911-fire-reported-dover-township  The explosion was due to a gas leak.  No one was home at the time, but the house and much of it’s contents were destroyed.

The kids and I passed by the house on the way home from Pinchot Park.  All three of us were in awe of the devastation that occurred while I was in Philadelphia.  Here are a few pictures I snapped with my cellphone.

The family is in my thoughts and prayers.

~P.

Philadelphia Pride Parade 2013

Sunday, June 9th was the annual Pride Parade in Philadelphia.  Happy 25 years of pride Philadelphia!

Click on the first picture and the gallery will open.  Comments welcome!  I was able to take amazing shots after I walked into the press box like I belonged there.

~P.

Benjamin Franklin Rests Here

On my second day in Philadelphia, I paid the $2 fee to enter the Christ Church Burial Grounds.  Founded in 1719 it is the final resting place of many names from history that I recognize.  Franklin being the most famous, of course.

In addition to Franklin, I learned the tomb of John Andrews D.D. was also in this burial ground.  Andrews was the founder of York College of Pennsylvania in 1787.

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I had only an hour to photograph the burial grounds before they closed for the day.  I would have like to note the name of each person’s tombstone I photographed, but there just wasn’t time.

Enjoy!

~P.

Philadelphia Writers Conference~Day 2

Day 2 of the conference kicked off with sunshine.  For that I am grateful as my camera and raindrops do not get along.  It was scary driving on the city streets that looked like a stream.  My car is small and I was concerned the rushing water could sweep me off the street.

Here are photo highlights from day 2.

The highlights of the day for me were meeting George Anastasia and winning first place in Nonfiction for “The Prison Visit”  A version of that essay can be read here.   http://wp.me/p1j2Ur-18a

I love visiting Philly and can’t wait to go back!   ~P.

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Websites of authors/magazine/promoters I met:

http://www.georgeanastasia.com

http://www.elliefisher.com

http://www.yorickmagazine.com

http://www.jonathanmaberry.com

http://www.edkrizekwriting.com

http://www.SuzyQ4u.com

Philadelphia Writers’ Conference~Day 1

Here I am in Philly, awake when I should be sleeping.  My cousin Eric is attempting to park his large, old, and loud truck in a narrow, brick alley.  As kids, I recall spending time with Little Eric, Aunt Peggy (we all called her Aunt Peggy) and Big Eric, my aunt’s husband.  I don’t know what is taking Eric so long to…oh, now I hear him.  I should be sleeping.

It is writer heaven.  People I met at the conference are all in the same field so conversations are easy.  Meeting the editors and agents and seeing their interest in my work is fantastic.  Here is my day in photos after arriving at the conference.  Enjoy! (Click on first picture and the gallery will open)

Excited for day two and it is nearly 4 am.  Must get shut eye!

~P.

I Write

I write and I enjoy it.  Sick, I know.

When I dream about what I want to do in life, I dream about traveling the world, taking photographs and writing about the experience.

I dream that my photos and essays will have an impact on readers.  That I, as a writer, will make a difference in the lives of others.

I don’t dream of fame and fortune.  If I did, writing would be the wrong career choice.

This weekend is the 2013 Philadelphia Writers’ Conference and I am giddy with excitement to meet so many other writers in one place.  It’s all about contacts!

Dream big!  What’s the point of dreaming small?!

~P.

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