🇺🇸💯 - Upstate New York….. THE HUDSON VALLEY GARLIC FESTIVAL…🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄 The Hudson Valley Garlic Festival is one of the many Upstate traditions that makes this community special. This year, I submitted artwork for the 2027 Hudson Valley Garlic Festival poster contest, an idea inspired b

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🇺🇸💯 - From Upstate New York to Paris..🇫🇷 THE UPSTATE SLASHER…. Long before The Arizona Frogz found its way to a festival, there was another story. The Game Watcher. An Upstate slasher in a shiny black mask and top hat, watching a strange movie before disappearing into the night. What

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🇺🇸💯 - From Upstate New York to Paris 🇫🇷 Two years ago, I made a strange little short film called The Arizona Frogz. At the time, I had no idea where it would go. I simply wanted to make something different and add another piece to the Scary Me Universe. Two years later, it has officially b

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate NY… The Hudson Valley made its way to Pennsylvania today. Grateful to stand alongside fellow authors at the Local Author Expo in Lahaska, PA, sharing stories, connecting with readers, and representing where the stories come from. Different place. Same mission. #TheEsopusSe

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🇺🇸💯 - UPSTATE NEW YORK… Saugerties Farmers Market today. Another Saturday. Another table. Another conversation. From the Hudson Valley to Pennsylvania, one table at a time. And tomorrow, the story continues. 📍 Lahaska, PA 📚 Local Author Expo 1–3 PM

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IT’S AN HONOR TO REPRESENT THE HUDSON VALLEY 🏞️ 🇺🇸💯 - Upstate NY…. One week from today. Looking forward to joining fellow authors at the Lahaska Bookshop in Peddler’s Village for the Doylestown Bookshop Local Author Expo. It’s an honor to represent the Hudson Valley and share stories roote

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate New York….. It’s official… I will carry Saugerties with me wherever this journey goes. From this point on, every page, every reader, every handshake isn’t just for me. It’s for us. It no longer feels like I did it. It feels like we did it. Thank you, Saugerties.

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🇺🇸💯 - UPSTATE NEW YORK………The greatest lesson these past two weeks has been this: Children don’t expect perfection. They recognize consistency. They remember fairness. They trust calm. The more I reflect on it, the more I realize this isn’t just true for children. It’s true for all

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🇺🇸💯 - UPSTATE NEW YORK………The greatest lesson these past two weeks has been this: Children don’t expect perfection. They recognize consistency. They remember fairness. They trust calm. The more I reflect on it, the more I realize this isn’t just true for children. It’s true for all

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate NY…. Okay… I think it’s safe to say that The Esopus Collective has entered a new state of vision. Over the past months, something has quietly been happening throughout the Hudson Valley. Bookstores. Libraries. Schools. Farmers markets. Community readings. Summer camps

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate NY….. The Hudson Valley continues to surprise me. Every market brings new conversations, familiar faces, and another opportunity to share stories with the community that inspired them. Thank you, Saugerties. 🏞️

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🇺🇸💯 🌄 - Upstate New York… From the window. The Hudson Valley on the Fourth of July. Every home outside. 🌄 🇺🇸

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate Greatness… A little advice to every Hudson Valley author. Once your book is published, don’t stop after one bookstore. Introduce your work to the entire Hudson Valley. Every bookstore, every library, every community is another opportunity to meet readers, build relationshi

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate NY… Another wonderful toddler storytime at Barnes & Noble Liverpool! Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning. Seeing young readers engaged with the Seal’s story is always a special moment. I also want to give a big thank you to Barnes & Noble. From Kingston t

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate NY… Another great visit to another great school. It had been a while since I last walked the halls of SUNY Orange, not as a student this time, but as an author. It was great reconnecting with a few former professors, leaving behind some pamphlets, and sharing the work I have

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate NY… My website is finally complete. It’s a space where I’ve brought together my books, stories, and the world I’ve been building as an author. If you’d like to explore my work, you can visit it here: http://Www.theesopuscollective.com

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate NY… Today I stopped by SUNY New Paltz to leave behind a pamphlet of my work. It’s been a long time since I was a student here. What I didn’t know back then was that this campus would eventually find its way into my stories. Glad to be back, even if only for a moment.

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate New York… Today at the lighthouse, I saw the Esopus Seal for the first time. After writing a book inspired by its story, I never imagined I would eventually see it myself. Life has a funny way of bringing things full circle.

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🇺🇸💯- Upstate NY…🎃🎃🎃 What a project this is. Thanks to the teenagers of Upstate NY. There are books for teenagers in the basement. It’s currently in the pipeline…🎃🎃🎃 This idea came from teens asking me for darker, scarier stories they could actually connect with.

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🇺🇸💯 - Upstate New York… Another great day at the Saugerties Farmers Market. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, shared a conversation, picked up a book, or simply took an interest in my work. It’s always encouraging to meet new readers while reconnecting with familiar faces in the commun

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