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July 4th, 1827: Freedom Day

Frank Johnson's Story: An Enslaved Man's Experiences

New York State's Other July 4th, OP ED in the Observer Dispatch

Bio of Ramsey Clark for his 85th Birthday Gala, January 12, 2013.

MEDIA INTERVIEWS

WUTR-TV, by Jazzmyn Allen

Samuel Dove's Legacy: From Slavery to Freedom

Spectrum News, by Melissa Krull

Reflecting on the Utica Riot of 1835

Spectrum News, by Melissa Krull:

Preserving Mohawk Valley's Past While Continuing to Seek Justice

Antislavery agitation is rocking Utica in 1835 when a young bride discovers an enslaved family hiding in her shed, setting in motion the exhumation of long-buried family secrets.

Release date July 6, 2021

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PERSONAL ESSAYS: DEIRDRE'S BYTES
Gathering Stock Published in Hippocampus Magazine, December 1, 2014.
Right-Sized Rats Published in Hippocampus Magazine, September 1, 2012. Nominated for the Pushcart Prize
Outside Winner: Honorable Mention in Hippocampus Magazine's Remember in November Contest for Creative Non-

Fiction, November 1, 2011.
Reading the Feminine Mystique in Norman Mailer's Home Published in Hippocampus Magazine, October 1, 2011.
Mis-Reading Orwell and Hemingway at Fifteen Published on Drinking Diaries, December 17, 2010.
Be Kind to Deirdre Day Published on Drinking Diaries, May 14, 2010.
Demon Rum, Part II An essay in two parts. Published on Drinking Diaries, March 15, 2010.
Demon Rum, Part I An essay in two parts. Published on Drinking Diaries, February 19, 2010.
Beer The editors wanted something positive about alcohol, go figure. (Includes some verse.) Published on

DrinkingDiaries.com January 11, 2010.
The Grinder An essay spinoff from my Video Tour of the Bars was published on DrinkingDiaries.com November 16,

2009.
Deirdre's Tour of NYC Bars A special video supplement to her writing.
The Method and Miss Sugar. A chapter from my upcoming memoir was published in the January 2008 Special Nonfiction

issue of Cadillac Cicatrix.
Judgments. A personal essay in both English and Korean that was published in the December 2007 issue of Catholic

Digest Korea.
The End and a New Beginning. A personal essay in both English and Korean that was published in the October 2007

issue of Catholic Digest Korea.
On Being Catholic. At Della Donna a webzine for women.