Welcome to the blog of Shirley Russak Wachtel, author, professor, and guest-lecturer. Among others, Dr. Wachtel has written a series of interactive mystery books for children, In the Mellow Light (a poetry collection), The Story of Blima — A Holocaust Survivor, the memoir My Mother’s Shoes, The Music Makers, and Three for a Dollar, a collection of short stories.
I am a proud mom. All of my three sons make me immensely proud everyday, but today I send special [...]
Hello! Just a quick note to let you know that I will be speaking with a group of survivors at [...]
Hello Again! Here is a quick note to let you know about my next appearance, for the Hayat Speaker Series [...]
Today my poem, "Dreaming of My Daughters" was published in the online journal, Leaves of Ink. It is only available [...]
A big thank you to the students and faculty at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, NC for hosting me [...]
Hello Everyone! I am happy to announce that my poetry has been accepted into "Whisper," an online poetry publication. Please [...]
Hello Everyone--Well, I am on the road again, this time to Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, NC. I look [...]
The world is a terrible place. The latest outrage just occurred in India where a young woman was brutally raped [...]
What is it they say about busy people? If you want to get a job done, give it to a [...]
I'm no rabbi. I admit that I don't know all the stories of the Bible--not even half. I am religious, [...]
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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