Susan Pogorzelski

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to one of Lancaster Newspaper's reporters for a good chunk of time as part of my own media outreach efforts for The Last Letter. This past Sunday, I was featured in the paper talking about the novel, my Lyme disease story, how this illness has affected my writing, and how I've persevered through it. Check out the full article online here: Lititz writer puts her own pain to paper and writes novel about struggle with Lyme diseas

This past week, I spent some time walking through a nearly-empty house that’s been a part of my life for over thirty years. Across the street from my parents’ house is an extension of my childhood, another safe haven, a place filled with memories of the people we’ve loved and one we’ve lost. When my family moved to Pennsylvania in August 1987, right before I was about to turn four, my grandparents moved into the house across the street, splitting their time between a New York