Pat Black-Gould

The club was part of a broader wave of women's study group that emerged after the Civil War and offered intellectual outlets for women. Can you imagine a book club that's 105 years old? I was surprised to hear about this one! I met Mary Bliesmer, a member of the Thursday Reading Club based in Mankato, Minnesota. She was on vacation in my area and popped into one of my book signings and she told me about her group. Here's something interesting about this club. Mary told me tha

September 14th. First Birthdate called in the 1969 Vietnam War Draft Lottery I appreciated the time I spent working with Vietnam...

Harriet, in All the Broken Angels, shares memories of the construction of the Empire State Building, which brought hope to a struggling...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I'm focusing this blog on the topic of PTSD with our veteran population, specifically with our...

Honoring Holocaust victims and their stories on YomHaShoah When I searched for an illustrator for my children’s book about a hidden child...

Podcast with Stephanie Essary on Resilience and Reinvention I had a wonderful time with podcaster Stephanie Essary and wanted to share...

As a psychologist, I had the privilege of working with Vietnam veterans. I listened to many of their stories. This was a war unlike other...

Women's History Month and Jewish Book Week pays tribute to the girls and women of the Holocaust. March is Women’s History Month, and...

I was surprised to find this video today and I wanted to share it It covers information from my book, All the Broken Angels, co-written...

Honoring all those who suffered during the Holocaust. Also, honoring 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation survivors--all the lives touched during...

My novel, All the Broken Angels, honors the brave men and women who served in Vietnam and their families on the home front. On January...

Author Interview with CanvasRebel magazine I've had the privilege of doing an interview with CanvasRebel. They're an online magazine....

On Veterans Day, we honor the brave men and women who served in our military. In this video, Rainy Horvath and I share two books that pay...

As a psychologist, I worked with Vietnam Veterans. They told me about the Freedom Bird, the aircraft that brought them back "to the World."

The Crystal Beads, Lalka's Journey, celebrates Children's Book Week with a story of love, compassion, and caring for each other--despite...

It's almost Halloween, and in Ireland, it's time to bake the fortune-telling barmbrack bread. I knew nothing about this bread until my...

All the Broken Angles is a Florida Writers Association Award Winner

It's 1970, and Chris, a playwright, is sitting at his manual typewriter wondering what the @ symbol is used for. How times have changed!

This video shows two cousins and best friends, Cate and Albie. They did everything together until the Vietnam War divided them.

As a psychologist who worked with veterans and their families, I want to pay tribute to all who served and to the families of those who...