I happened to send a story to my bi-weekly Staten Island newspaper and that led to a 26 year journalism career as staff writer for The Staten Island Register, doing my own commentary column, full page interviews and news coverage. I sold a few short stories to small magazines, but was quickly shot down by rejections following my earlier success. Encouraged by that, I began writing slice of life stories, mostly nonfiction or based on the antics of my family. The first short story of the accident was published first time out in Victimology: An International Journal, along with two related poems. At that time I wrote as a catharsis for my grief. They got good grades too! I kept a few journals raising my six kids, but didn't get serious about writing until a tragedy struck my family. I always loved writing and when I was unable to attend college due to family problems, my stories went without me. Tell me what brought you into this crazy writing world. Thanks so much for answering some questions for us Micki. Micki Peluso, author of the moving memoir AND THE WHIPPOORWILL SANG, was sweet enough to take a few minutes from your very busy promotional and writing schedule to talk with us about life, writing and her new book. A later interview used it in part as a format for a second interview at Authorisland This is an interview for the Sun Gazette Newspaper in Wmpst, PA.
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