One of my very favorite poets, Stanley Kunitz, died this month. He had an amazing and venerable
career. The link is to the Washington Post's article about him. I had a mental image of Stanely and my dear friend Harvey Birenbaum, who died in September, having a lively conversation in heaven about poetry!
In home news, my cousin Johnny has told me there are probably no pictures of my grandmother Mary
among the ones he's sending me--but the man is on a mission now, and is going to various places in Boston
to try and find one for me. This would be wonderful beyond words for me. One reason I wrote The Strega's Story is because I did not want my grandmother to vanish forever--I am lucky to have a watch of hers, a little pocket New Testament, and a pin--but to see her face again would mean the world to me. For now, lots of pictures of Mamma Nonna and other family are coming to me, which is wonderful in and of itself, and a desperately-needed boost to keep plugging away at the book.
My name is Joan McMillan and this blog is, as Emily Dickinson says, "my letter to the world." I am currently working on a nonfiction book about the murder of a young woman, Asha Veil, born Joanna Dragunowicz, and her unborn daughter, Anina, on September 9, 2006. My book is meant to honor her life and illuminate the need to create a safer world for women and children.

To read an excerpt from the book, please click on the following link:
ashaveilbook.blogspot.com
An excerpt from The Pleasure Palace, my romantic comedy, can be found here:
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