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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.

Could Be “Verse”!
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Could Be “Verse”!

Could Be “Verse”!

shirleywachtel2022-11-30T11:56:30-05:00March 11th, 2013|

Hello Everyone! I am happy to announce that my poetry has been accepted into "Whisper," an online poetry publication. Please [...]

Next Appearance
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Next Appearance

Next Appearance

shirleywachtel2022-11-30T11:57:34-05:00February 25th, 2013|

Hello Everyone--Well, I am on the road again, this time to Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, NC. I look [...]

What a World…
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What a World…

What a World…

shirleywachtel2022-11-30T12:06:43-05:00December 30th, 2012|

The world is a terrible place. The latest outrage just occurred in India where a young woman was brutally raped [...]

Busy People
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Busy People

Busy People

shirleywachtel2022-11-30T12:07:46-05:00October 16th, 2012|

What is it they say about busy people? If you want to get a job done, give it to a [...]

The New Year
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The New Year

The New Year

shirleywachtel2022-11-30T12:10:11-05:00September 19th, 2012|

I'm no rabbi. I admit that I don't know all the stories of the Bible--not even half. I am religious, [...]

Our Zoey
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Our Zoey

Our Zoey

shirleywachtel2022-11-30T12:13:58-05:00July 25th, 2012|

Big announcement here....but I am new to this grandparent role. Those of you who are already grandparents and "old hands" [...]

Books I Have Loved
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Books I Have Loved

Books I Have Loved

shirleywachtel2022-11-30T12:20:18-05:00July 5th, 2012|

There is nothing I love to do as much as read a good book. Not one of those Kindle or [...]

Who Was Your Best Teacher?
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Who Was Your Best Teacher?

Who Was Your Best Teacher?

shirleywachtel2022-12-01T12:10:07-05:00June 22nd, 2012|

Through the years, I have been privileged to have learned under some remarkable teachers. The first was Miss Clark, [...]

Brooklyn Babies
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Brooklyn Babies

Brooklyn Babies

shirleywachtel2022-12-01T12:11:18-05:00June 13th, 2012|

Hello Everyone--Today I want to give a shout out to my Brooklyn friends, like my dear friends, Sharon Kalina and [...]

Time Off
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Time Off

Time Off

shirleywachtel2022-12-01T12:16:50-05:00June 8th, 2012|

I've got some time off now. Well, not exactly. Is there ever really any time off when you are a [...]

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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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