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Meet Jonathan Hunger, Park Ranger
Hello!–What a wonderful month this has been! We welcomed our first grandson, Max Arlo, on October 27 into the [...]

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Published On: November 2nd, 2025Categories: Life, Love and Insights, Podcast - EXTRA Ordinary People with Author, Shirley Wachtel
Join me on Renee’s Reading Club
Hello Everyone!—Are you a member of Renee’s Reading Club? If not, and if you love books like I do, you [...]

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Published On: October 6th, 2025Categories: Life, Love and Insights, My Novel

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Shirley is Professor Emerita of English at Middlesex College in New Jersey. Her short stories and poems have appeared in various literary journals. She earned a Doctor of Letters Degree from Drew University, and in 2017 she received the Middlesex County College Scholar of the Year Award.

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