Author name: Antonio

Drafts finalized, edits done, title debate complete…..but what to do about the cover? No matter what the adage advises, people DO judge a book by its cover. Between my own ideas, the co-author’s vision, a graphic designer, and of course, the different opinion of everyone I asked, coming up with the cover for “Unlikely to

I was asked to write a blog for shatterproof.org; an organization dedicated to reversing the addiction crisis in the United States and ending the stigma of substance use disorder. My Mother’s Day wish for all the mothers out there loving a child with substance use disorder, is for resilience. Read more at: Mother’s Day Wish

How I get through it……??????????????? I’m a parent who has lost a son and a daughter (as well as a sibling who lost a younger brother and a child who lost both parents; but I’ll stick to the role that I am most often asked about). I have been asked countless times how do I

Both of my books are stories of a woman looking for ways to strive in spite of experiencing multiple losses. Larissa finds herself near water as she navigates her journey of grief, healing, and reconnecting. The settings I chose, the Finger Lakes in Upstate New York and the Indian River Lagoon in Florida, are special