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October’s issue of the NYC Resident magazine will contain my author profiles of Wendy Shanker and Gloria Feldt, and a travel piece covering my glorious trip to the Caribbean island, St. Kitts. More articles I’m wrapping up today include one about a St. Kitt’s masseur, a one-on-one interview with Marlo Thomas about her new book … Read more
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Good news! I just got an assignment to interview Marlo Thomas one-on-one. I’m rather pleased. As a kid I watched her on TV and loved her. I owned her album, Free To Be You and Me —a fun kids record. One phrase from that record still sticks in my head. It was one infant talking to … Read more
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Written by Dorri Olds. Excerpt from NYC Resident magazine September issue. To read about Top 10 Movies, Theatre and Art go to my published articles section and click on the upper left cover thumbnail image. TOP 10 Non-fiction: THE PAIN CHRONICLES—Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering. Author: Melanie … Read more
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Check out this month’s NYC Resident magazine to see my Fall Top 10 picks. Comments always welcome.
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This piece is about The Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort‘s attention to the environment. I wrote, “Marriott Hotels and their spas are committed to green practices that include recycling 80 percent of their waste, use of organic compost and fertilizer, reduction of water and energy consumption, and educating and engaging employees and guests … Read more
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Top 10 movie list, Top 10 Literature list. Tomorrow I shall tackle the Top 10 Theatre and Art lists. On top of that I’ve been reading tons of stuff on search engine optimization and monitoring my own website. I’m happy to report that just as I’ve always said, the more you promote yourself online, the … Read more
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This August issue of the New York City Resident magazine contains 3 of my latest articles: Do You Have a Tale to Tell and Sell? About Susan Shapiro’s career and personal essay/book publishing classes • What Can You Do? About Bruce Frankel’s new book, What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life? • … Read more
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stumbling upon sites I would never have known about otherwise. Today I came across this touching site: beyondaglimpse.com. It is a book (in progress) that seeks to encourage seeing beauty in those who are born with deformities. It will be full of drawings and I’m so happy to have found the site. I’m continually amazed … Read more
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Click here to read my recent article about Costa Rica as it appeared in the NYC Resident magazine’s Mid-July 2010 issue. Happy reading. Comments always welcome.
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“‘Three minutes to fix your life.’ That’s what the headlines promised after the launch of my debut novel Speed Shrinking, where I introduced the world to the concept of free speed dating with therapists.” says author Susan Shapiro. It seemed a clever, timely idea in a lousy economy—and one that might help promote my book.” …
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