Blue Ridge Parkway: places from the road trip story, “Discovery of an Eagle”

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After a near fatal accident with a Mack truck soon after entering Virginia, Cosmo is grateful to be alive and his eyes are open wide to the physical world around him. As they drive through the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, he readily

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Hammonton, NJ: places from the road trip story, “Discovery of an Eagle”

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Silvia picks Cosmo up in the beginning of the second chapter, and they’re off on their journey. Or so he thinks.  She forgot her phone at their father’s house in New Jersey and so she must return there before they can begin the trip.

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University City: places from the road trip story, “Discovery of an Eagle”

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Discovery of an Eagle begins in an office in Philadelphia’s University City.  Cosmo Greco, the protagonist of the story, attended University of Pennsylvania where he studied Astronomy.  He only attended for 2 years before dropping out, but

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The Many Places in the Road Trip Story, Discovery of an Eagle

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The next series of blog posts will be in celebration of my forthcoming novel Discovery of an Eagle, which will be released on May 1st.  This is the second book in the Greco family trilogy and is told through 28 year-old Cosmo Greco’s point of

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Eggplant Parmesan: traditional Italian food recipes from my new family drama book

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In Chapter Seven of Olive Branches Don’t Grow On Trees, Silvia goes through a box of family photos to get inspiration for finishing her painting.  She comes across one from Cosmo’s Confirmation and recalls the party after the

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