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Noreen Braman

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I think my "bio" is best explained in a note about where "Treading Water" came from.

Back in the East Brunswick, New Jersey neighborhood where I spent many of my adolescent years, almost everyone had a swimming pool in the backyard. Being able to swim was an expected skill and there was little tolerance for those who could not keep their heads above water. Two things I learned quickly, how to tread water, and how to do the ”dead man’s float.” These were the “keep yourself from drowning” basics. As I’ve gotten older I’ve learned that there are many ways to drown and not all involve water. And while the “dead man’s float” remains back in the swimming pool, I’ve taken my treading water skills with me out of the pool and into life. Those of you ...more

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Summer Reading Time is Almost Here

In anticipation of summer reading, I have made a sequel essay to "Treading Water" available free on Amazon for Kindle June 7-11, 2013 for fans of "Treading Water" or those who want to "test the waters."
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Published on June 07, 2013 07:41 • Tags: essay, free, humor, kindle, new-jersey

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	Oh Sandy: An Anthology of Humor for a Serious Purpose by Lynn Beighley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.J. Fader (Editor), Andrea Donio (Editor) 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treading Water - The Pandemic Edition 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bouquet of Roses 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from a Darker State : Stories of Terror and Suspense from The Garden State Horror Writers. by Michael Penncavage (Editor), Shikhar Dixit, Harrison Howe 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you or my boy to me? I forgo the vengeance of my son. But I have selfish reasons, my youngest son was forced to leave this country because of this Sollozzo business. All right, now I have to make arrangements to bring him back here safely cleared of all these false charges. But I'm a superstitious man and if some unlucky accident should befall him, if he should get shot in the head by a police officer, or if should hang himself in his jail cell, or if he's struck by a bolt of lightening, then I'm going to blame some of the people in this room, and that I do not forgive. But, that aside, let me say that I swear, on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today.”
― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

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