East End Review
Celebrating East End Writers of All Genres
Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Prose, and more
A collection of stories, memoir excerpts, reflections, personal narratives, essays, rambles, and reviews
Writers
Consi Handelsman Bennett
My family moved from the U.S. to England when I was seven years old, crossing the Atlantic on a ship called the Seven Seas.
My father, cartoonist J.B. Handelsman worked for Punch and The New Yorker. I grew up watching him draw - quick pen and ink sketches that captured the visual essence, accompanied by witty captions. My love of art and literature came from him. My love of music, from my harpist mother.
At a young age, I moved to West Wales, fell in love with the wild countryside, made lifelong friends and met my future husband, singing in a band called Swamp Talk.
I lived in Wales until the tragic death of my first child drastically changed the course of my life. I began to write about this and all aspects of my life in memoir, essays and poetry. Writing has opened a whole world inside me and one that I want to share. I am a writer, art-teacher, painter and puppet maker living on Long Island, N.Y.
Cheryl Daters
Cheryl Daters is a lifetime resident of Long Island's east end. Only recently taking up writing, she has long felt the desire to put some of her personal stories and unique views on paper. Ms. Daters has always found ways to express her creativity through a variety of mediums over the years. In addition to currently writing, she enjoys painting, baking, crafting and her rescue dog, Max.
Cindy March
"You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page." — Jodi Picoult
Barbara Willensky
Barbara Willensky is a recently retired psychologist/psychoanalyst. She lives on The North Fork with her husband and a lovely golden retriever. Previously she lived in Manhattan where she raised two daughters and managed a private practice. Barbara likes to play pickleball, sail her sunfish on Southold Bay, enjoys being a Nana to 3.5 wonderful grandchildren and is writing a trauma memoir about a sensitive subject. She also has been taking writing classes and workshops.
Jo Anne Vitiello
"If you wait for inspiration to write; you're not a writer, you're a waiter."
— Dan Poynter
Mary Regan
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin.
Heidi MacAlpine
Heidi MacAlpine is a holistic occupational therapist, podcaster (W.E.L.L Matters) , poet, writer and owner of (Align OT). She helps people learn and grow by sharing knowledge, helpful tools, and creative activities that gently awaken each of the body’s senses.
Through her own healing journey, she has come to better understand what grace truly means. Her clients continue to inspire her to write stories and poems.
Christopher E. Servedio
Christopher E. Servedio is a writer, master electrician, and retired vocational educator based on Long Island, New York. His work explores restoration, healing, and reconnecting with the natural world. He is a contributor to Spirituality & Health Magazine.
Mary Regan
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin.