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In her 55th post, Helena offers the conclusion of the continuation of a scene from her beloved young adult novel, Ruthie Pincus of Brooklyn.
In her 54th post, Helena shares some fragments of nonfiction stories from her works-in-progress binder.
In her 53rd post, Helena shares another continuation of her favorite of her original works, Ruthie Pincus of Brooklyn.
In her 52nd post, Helena shares another chapter from her favorite of her original works, Ruthie Pincus of Brooklyn.
In her 51st post, Helena reflects on the loss of her son's father and the first holiday without him. 
In her 50th post, Helena Clare Pittman shares another chapter from her favorite of her original works, Ruthie Pincus of Brooklyn.
In her 49th post, Helena returns with another chapter from her middle-grade novel, about piano lessons and the value of practice and art.
In her 48th post, Helena shares a chapter from her favorite of her original works, Ruthie Pincus of Brooklyn.
In her 47th post, Helena offers a short piece of writing by her adult son, an example of stream of consciousness-style writing, plus a call to try it yourself.
Helena offers some poetic “impressions” from her daily journaling practice, plus a requested and imagined end to the two-part monkey story from March and May.