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The Statue of Liberty
We decided to continue south, first to Trinity Church and the burial place of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton (surrounded by many important figures of American history) and then to Battery Park to see the Statue of Liberty.
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9/11, 9/11 memorial, 9/11 museum, Central Park, memorial, museum, New Jersey, New York, New York city, Rockefeller center, St Andrew's Cathedral, travelNew York City and the 9/11 Memorial
One last night in New Jersey as the sun set and the moon appeared through a rainbow of clouds. In the morning we were headed to New York City and two very important places that I have always felt drawn to visit; the 9/11 Memorial Museum and Ellis Island.
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Jaws and the New Jersey Maritime Museum
Looking out over the bay as the sun sets, a little house on the dock, I could envision the scene from Jaws where Richard Dryfus begins to load his scientific tools onboard a small fishing vessel; the grizzly old captain watches with part intrigue and part mocking humor. The novel Jaws (and subsequent movie) are…
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New Jersey Sunrise
It was the morning after July 4th and I awoke at 5 am. No need for an alarm clock, I was just determined to see the New Jersey sunrise, and my mind was the only alarm clock needed.
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4th of July in Beach Haven, New Jersey
It was a quiet 4th of July in Beach Haven…Who am I kidding? The hoards of people came in and lined the beaches. The firecrackers popped and zinged.
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The Battle of Creativity | 52 Weeks – The Halfway Mark
The honest reflection on this, here at the halfway mark, is that it has been really hard for me. It has been a battle, a battle between me and my creativity. A battle of creativity.
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New Jersey – Day One
Here I sit. Sipping a dram of whiskey, listing to the Atlantic Ocean on the New Jersey shoreline. Cousin Pat is heading to Scotland next week and this is part of her research. We’re on the Jersey Shore on a narrow strip of sand that I didn’t know existed. I thought the coast of Jersey…
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The Factory | A Short Story
He watched as she pushed her mop across the factory floor. The cans of carrots were backing up, but his hands had broken into a sweat.
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l’Empire de la Mort | A Short Story
Arrête, c’est ici l’empire de la mort! I will die soon. The sign over the door predicts my fate.
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Paradise | A Chapter
Every year we meet in paradise; always somewhere with crystalline waters and a turquoise sky.
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Secrets | A Short Story
Someone’s secrets you’ve seen…
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Hierarchy | A Poem
The boy at the bottom/ Wants to be on top/ Wants to reorder/ The hierarchy
