Eileen Stukane

I turned turned the key and opened the front door of my first cousin's childhood home after his death. What I faced was the house of a hoarder. What followed was similar to an archeological dig as my sister and I discovered more about the four people who had lived in the house after their deaths, than when we knew about them alive. This year-long dig became the basis of my next book, It's Always A Secret, to be published by Bloomsbury. (link in title)

In the summer of 2020, I learned that Niels H. Lauersen M.D., had passed away. Together, he and I had written five well-received books about women's health over a 20-year stretch, however it was not our books but his Icarian rise too close to the sun that earned him the New York Times obituary headline: Niels Lauersen, Fallen Fertility Doctor To The Stars, Dies at 84. My fingers took on a life of their own at the keyboard as I released my memories of a man who was once revered. Thinking about how one man's dramatic rise and fall may resonate with others, I shared my resulting essay, Fame and the Final Chapter: My Co-Author, Myself, with my editor at Chelsea Community News. When shortly thereafter, a contributor researching an article for the Science section of the New York Times, called me to ask, "What was it like to work with him?" I realized that, like a magnet, the complex life of Niels Lauersen continues to draw interest, and from unexpected directions. Fame and the Final Chapter, My Co-Author, Myself was published in ChelseaCommunityNews.com on February 22, 2021 (link in title)

Lori Lieberman helped write "Killing Me Softly With His Song," but never received proper credit. In 2019, with a relaunch of  her singing career, she shared with me the real story behind the lyrics -- and it is an eye-opener. Published in NextTribe.com, October 16, 2019 (link in title)

In towns across America, Muslim and Jewish women are quietly gathering to eliminate hate. Here, from NextTribe.com, is my 2018 look into the remarkable story of The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, which grew from a 2010 meeting of two women: Sheryl Oltizky, who is Jewish, and Atiya Aftab, who is Muslim. Their goal of bringing women of different faiths together for friendship and understanding has today attracted thousands of women in the USA and internationally. (link in title)