Mama Monkey says that many people are sick with a virus so we should stay home so we don’t spread it because not everyone who has it feels sick. Viruses are ...

Katie Russo grew up on the east end of Long Island. She spent her youth in nature where the reeds and the canal would send her visions of things to come. As ...

Hoy nos vimos a Pequeño Simio cuando él fue caminando a la escuela. Se estaba hurgando la nariz mientras caminaba. Fue muy cochina. Cuando llegamos a la escu...

Nevó hace tres días y todavía hay mucho hielo en el patio de recreo. Muchos niños se cayeron durante recreo. Me cayó dos veces. La ultima vez me lastime la p...

Anoche tuvimos que llevar a Doodle a la veterinaria. Ella fue enferma por unas días. Me creí que a ella necesita una inyección pero la veterinaria nos dijo q...

Ha sido una semana extraña. Todos mis amigos están enfermo y no están en la escuela. Me he siento solo en la clase y el maestro me grita todos los dios. Tal ...

We hope that the new year brings you happiness, prosperity and health. Thank you for supporting us. Nos esperamos que el nuevo año le trae feliz, prosperidad...

I'll be there from 5 pm- 7 pm tomorrow. Better late advertising than never. I've broken a wrist so typing is a challenge. Hope to see you in person tomorrow ...

There is a lot for me to be thankful for this year. I have just recovered from a very difficult year health-wise, so I'm especially thankful for my health. I...

Only two more days until Halloween. ¡Hurra! ¡Solo dos días hasta Halloween!

How could I have forgotten The smell of salt Splintered boardwalks Sunlight through windows Dust motes floating in the air Like fairies in the wind The glint...

My apologies for being inconsistent lately and my appreciation to those of you who supported us despite that. I recently had surgery for a health issue and n...

Hoy estoy triste porque la escuela comienza en dos semanas. Ha hecho mucho calor este verano y tuve que nadar en el rio todos los días para mantenerme fresco...

Part of the research I needed to do for my upcoming book, Gods of the Bay, centers around the Great South Bay and Fire Island. A few scenes involved Sunken F...

When I went on vacation recently, I decided to go back to Long Island where I grew up. Circumstances forced me to relocate to Texas 21 years ago and ever sin...

Mama Monkey took me to the beach today. This was the first time I was ever at the beach. The boat was big and the water was a little rough so it scared me a ...

We have decided to combine blogs, so the separate Turtle Monkey blog is no more. However, you can now access previous posts as well as new posts here on this...

I’ve been outside ever since the last day of school, but it hasn’t been a very warm summer so far. It’s been boring except for the trip to DPCC, so I haven’t...

Turtle Monkey and I had a new adventure this past weekend. She was super excited about DPCC. She was also thrilled to take the light rail and was fascinated ...

I’ve been swamped this past month with writing and finals so unfortunately, the blog took a hit. Good news is that I also finished two thirds of the new nove...