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September 14th Birthdate. First date called in the Vietnam War draft lottery
September 14th. First Birthdate called in the 1969 Vietnam War Draft Lottery I appreciated the time I spent working with Vietnam...
Pat Black-Gould
Sep 133 min read
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Skyscraper Day, September Third
Harriet, in All the Broken Angels, shares memories of the construction of the Empire State Building, which brought hope to a struggling...
Pat Black-Gould
Sep 33 min read
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Mental Health Awareness Month and Vietnam Veterans
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I'm focusing this blog on the topic of PTSD with our veteran population, specifically with our...
Pat Black-Gould
May 172 min read
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Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day: Honoring the victims and their stories
Honoring Holocaust victims and their stories on YomHaShoah When I searched for an illustrator for my children’s book about a hidden child...
Pat Black-Gould
Apr 192 min read
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Resilience and Reinvetion: It's Never to Late to Live Your Dream!
Podcast with Stephanie Essary on Resilience and Reinvention I had a wonderful time with podcaster Stephanie Essary and wanted to share...
Pat Black-Gould
Apr 12 min read
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National Vietnam War Veterans Day
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...
Pat Black-Gould
Mar 282 min read
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Women's History Month celebrated in a novel and a children's book
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...
Pat Black-Gould
Mar 52 min read
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History Comes Alive with the 1969 Draft Lottery
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...
Pat Black-Gould
Feb 131 min read
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Honoring International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27th
Honoring all those who suffered during the Holocaust. Also, honoring 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation survivors--all the lives touched during...
Pat Black-Gould
Jan 261 min read
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All the Broken Angels pays tribute to Vietnam Peace Day
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...
Pat Black-Gould
Jan 231 min read
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Interview with CanvasRebel Magazine
Author Interview with CanvasRebel magazine I've had the privilege of doing an interview with CanvasRebel. They're an online magazine....
Pat Black-Gould
Nov 16, 20242 min read
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The Heart of a Soldier - Tribute to Veterans
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...
Pat Black-Gould
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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The Freedom Bird and Vietnam Vets
As a psychologist, I worked with Vietnam Veterans. They told me about the Freedom Bird, the aircraft that brought them back "to the World."
Pat Black-Gould
Nov 10, 20242 min read
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Celebrating Children's Book Week
The Crystal Beads, Lalka's Journey, celebrates Children's Book Week with a story of love, compassion, and caring for each other--despite...
Pat Black-Gould
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Can a loaf of Bread Predict One's future?
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...
Pat Black-Gould
Oct 26, 20242 min read
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All the Broken Angels is a Florida Writers Association Award Winner!
All the Broken Angles is a Florida Writers Association Award Winner
Pat Black-Gould
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Why is the@ symbol on typewriters? No one ever uses it? How times have changed!
It's 1970, and Chris, a playwright, is sitting at his manual typewriter wondering what the @ symbol is used for. How times have changed!
Pat Black-Gould
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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Do We Learn From History?
This video shows two cousins and best friends, Cate and Albie. They did everything together until the Vietnam War divided them.
Pat Black-Gould
Oct 5, 20241 min read
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Gold Star Mother's and Family Day
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...
Pat Black-Gould
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
On September 20th, 2011, the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," allowed LGBTQi+ military community to no longer serve in silence.
Pat Black-Gould
Sep 21, 20241 min read
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