Author: Pushing Time

I'm an award-winning author who lives and writes in New York City. I'm also an avid photographer that drags not only my laptop, but also my Nikon where ever I go. I have an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Most of my work life has been in the mental health field, though for the last 10 years devoteI have devoted myself to writing fulltime and taking photographs.

AUTUMN MOON

Summer came and went and I did not publish even one blog post on Pushingtime.com. Autumn flew by and still I had not written a single blog post. This doesn’t mean that I haven’t been writing. Quite the contrary, I…

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BASEBALL AND SUSHI

I invite you to read my latest article appearing in KINGS RIVER LIFE MAGAZINE. Here is the link: Baseball And Sushi

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GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE

A friend and I took an hour and a half road trip into central New Jersey the other day to visit Grounds For Sculpture, a 42 acre sculpture garden located on what used to be the New Jersey Fair Grounds.…

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KLAIPEDA, LITHUANIA

We arrived early morning at Klaipeda, a port in Lithuania. It was a brilliant day with a sky so blue it looked unreal. The soft early light reflected a dazzling display on the rippling water as a slight breeze drifted…

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OLD TOWN GDANSK, POLAND

A SHORT VISIT TO OLD TOWN GDANSK, POLAND BY MARGARET MENDEL Arriving in Old Town Gdansk was an interesting experience. The city dates back a thousand years and is a collection of buildings and monuments designed in Gothic, Renaissance and…

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Gdansk, Poland

GDANSK, POLAND BY MARGARET MENDEL It was time for us to leave Amsterdam. We would return in a couple weeks, but for now we were on a journey that would take us across the Baltic Sea and on to the…

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AMSTERDAM

A LONG STROLL THROUGH THE STREETS OF AMSTERDAM, ENDING THE DAY WITH A COOL CUP OF ICE CREAM BY MARGARET MENDEL This would be our last day in Amsterdam before we head off on an trip along the Baltic Sea.…

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VIEWS OF AMSTERDAM

CANALS, BIKES AND AN ABANDONED TOILET BY MARGARET MENDEL This summer we decided to travel the region of the Baltic Sea. We started our journey in Amsterdam. A perfect choice. The morning we arrived in Amsterdam the weather was perfect.…

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A FERRY RIDE HOME

We spent a wonderful weekend on the Rockaway Peninsula a couple weeks ago. We dined, played, rested and visited with a dear old friend. But when Sunday afternoon rolled around, it was time to head back home, to Manhattan. Instead…

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