Jonell Patricia Murphy has been a Substitute teacher (off and on) for Newark Public Schools for over twenty years. One day, as some seniors were signing their names on her Attendance sheet, she noticed that almost everyone was printing their names--one letter at a time! When she mentioned this to another teacher she was informed that cursive writing is no longer taught in schools, and hadn't been for a long time. So, Looping Letters was created. It is a fun, easy, self-improvement workbook for teenagers to practice and learn at their own pace. The instructions are written in print. There are images and pictures throughout the book that today's teenagers and younger children will recognize and enjoy. In a few short pages, they can finally master the art of cursive writing and gain another valuable skill that will support them up the ladder of success. Murphy has a degree in English/Journalism from Rutgers University, and a paralegal certificate from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

A book of poetry for adult children of controlling parents. Parents that won't let you be, won't let you make your own decisions, mistakes, or choices in life. A light-hearted read of the emotional ups and downs that came out of my struggle to live my own life, without hurting someone else's feelings. A few happy, sad, funny, hopefully powerful and mostly rhyming poems for people to enjoy.