Learning Life: A Memoir by Sylvia BaerHardcover, 2022, Nostos Press, 252 pages Cape May is home to many creatives, especially writers (as evidenced by the magazine you hold in your hands). Cape May’s very own—and first! —Poet Laureate, Dr. Sylvia Baer, is among this grouping. Baer, a teacher of over 50 years, explores the art […]
Murder isn’t usually on the menu at Cape May bed-and-breakfasts. Anna McGregor, the young proprietor of the Climbing Rose Cottage B&B, did not expect her first client of the season to die at the living room table while eating one of her freshly baked scones. The next thing she knows, the police are at her […]
Life at the beach can be summed up as warm weather, the bustle of crowds, easy living, and the lapping of the waves. But what happens when the allure of a vacation at a beach resort is met with facing the realities of our world today? This aspect considers the global pandemic, global economy, and […]
Everything that could go wrong goes wrong on Bethany Wellington’s annual Cape May vacation. For two weeks every summer, the Wellington family visits their quaint Seahorse cottage in Cape May. After inheriting the home from his parents, Bethany’s husband, Benjamin, is the third-generation owner. But, just two days into their trip, everything changes in an […]
Every house has a story of what it has withstood, but what if the walls of historic homes could talk? Cape May is home to a great deal of American history, with houses and buildings that have survived wars, the Great Depression, recessions, and historic fires. One Cape May home found the occupant speaking to […]
Paperback, 2020, 118 pages (Self-published through Amazon) The summer is not off to a great start for Margaret Wilder, whose husband of 15 years is MIA, her work hours at the local animal life refuge have been cut back, and impending storms threaten her beloved garden. Along with her two daughters, Margaret lives in the […]
Just as the monarch butterflies float through the Cape May skies during migration season, monarchs are found in many chapters of The Sound of Wings. This story is told from the perspective of three Cape May women who are all at various stages in their lives. Although at first the narratives appear unrelated, the reader […]