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Feb 14, 2024 | reedsy.com | Jo Patti Munisteri |Alanna Kali

CHAPTER ONEMedicinesSince I was young, my elder Sicilian aunts, especially mygreat aunt Jo (Josephine Pino Munisteri) showed me howto use natural ingredients for cooking and for makingmedicines. Even home-made alcoholic drinks could beused as medicines. She was also an excellent cook. Afterher only child and husband died, she lived in and managedan apartment building in the Williamsburg section ofBrooklyn. Great aunt Jo was also a founding member ofthe seamstress union in the 1960s.

Jan 1, 2024 | reedsy.com | Paul Gorman |Jennie Louwes

"Running Down a Dream" tells the story of an author and his muse. Joan Carson was a friendly acquaintance of Paul Gorman. As their paths intersected, he had a dream that foreshadowed her death. The dream bore fruit when Joan Carson died in a skydiving accident that correlated with Paul's dream. An admitted analytical thinker, Paul couldn't shake Joan's death, the dream he had, nor the why(s) behind what made Joan skydive to begin with, especially continuing in the sport after serious injuries.

Dec 20, 2023 | reedsy.com | Abigail Smith

‘He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true and false.’– Benedict Spinoza The library’s bay window was a loyal companion to the world beyond; it had never strayed from the same view since its installation. The panes formed a transparent, yet altogether immovable barrier between myself and the picturesque hills outside.

Nov 15, 2023 | reedsy.com | Rosalie Rayburn |Wanda Fischer

The fuzzy black-and-white picture showed a young teen, facewasted and body rail thin, pulling away from an older man. Theman was tall, well-dressed, Hispanic. He looked as though he wastrying to drag her down the street. The flier headline screamed,“Saturday night on Central Avenue: Orlando Garcia likes themyoung. Is this the man we want running our state?”Orlando Garcia stared at the flier his aide had handed to him. She said she found it on her lawn that morning. His stomachchurned.

Jun 12, 2023 | reedsy.com | Michelle Hogmire