I’m pleased to announce:
My non-fiction WWII article Escape to Freedom was Awarded Honorable Mention in the 92nd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.
Short excerpt..
In December 1942, Jensen enlisted in the Army Air Corps—“I sure didn’t want to get drafted into the Army!”—and the teenager was immediately sent for training as a gunner and radio operator. He was assigned to the 463rd Bomb Group, which left for Trinidad on Valentine’s Day 1944. They flew to Brazil and Morocco before arriving in Tunisia, only to find the airfield was under construction. So they flew on to Italy and joined the 429th Squadron.
Nine days after Jensen’s 21st birthday, he climbed into Sad Sack, a B-17 on its 81st mission and his first. Their target: aircraft and train factories in Weiner Neustadt, near Vienna. Later that day, Jensen wrote in his daily log, “Heavy flak and fighters. A real baptism by fire.” But the Sad Sack returned safely.
The following day, the target was a Nazi airfield near Udine, Italy, with plans to feint the Luftwaffe, force them down to their base to refuel, and then destroy the planes. But at 1000 hours, a German fighter pilot hit the Sad Sack’s fuselage and set the plane on fire. “Bail out!” the captain ordered as he released its bombs.
Read the entire Escape to Freedom story on my Articles blog….
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My two writing groups, the Cedar Chips and Reynolds’ Writers proudly celebrate new publishing successes. Jackie Freeman’s children’s book about pickleball, Bend Your Knees, Louise! has hit Amazon’s best-seller list–as has my 82-year-old Aunt Eleanor’s A Taste for All Seasons. 
Eleanor Rodio Furlong is a first-generation Italian-American who grew up on a N.J. truck farm, and her recipes are rooted in ancient family and Italian traditions. An exceptional cook, she not only tells stories about the recipes, but describes the processes involved in creating four seasons of marvelous recipes. I was privileged to edit her masterpiece and sample her culinary masterpieces. A great thrill and honor!
I’m so proud of both women–and I’m happy to help anyone else who dreams of writing a book.
