This month marks my ten-year anniversary for becoming a professional writer. Where has the time gone. I invite you to check out my Amazon Author page to discover the links to my three books, Witness Testimony and Other Tales; Two Sides of the Same Coin; and In For A Penny; along with most of the anthologies, journals, and magazines which feature my stories. https://www.amazon.com/stores/P.A.-ONeil/author/B07BF2D8SP?

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At first glance, one would think that Patt O'Neil's genre is Westerns. Not so. She has a natural talent for story telling. Taking us to places as varied as Venice and Cornwall, readers get a flavor of intrigues and mystery. Her two recent works are collections of short stories: TWO SIDES of the SAME COIN: In-between stories of SHERLOCK HOLMES and John WATSON. Two Sides of the Same Coin: In-between stories of Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson: O'Neil, P. A.: 9798859789276: Amazon.com: Books https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJLLK862 TALES OF THE SOUTHWEST is set in an epic genre from the 1880's to present day. Readers will taste the difference between water starved deserts, steep canyons unforgiving heat and as Patt O'Neil told me, people share the traits of moving through challenges, issues and problems until they all resolve in their best manner. Such is the storyteller Patt O'Neil taking us into the depths of imagination, strife and history Tales of the Southwest - Kindle edition by Green, John Franklin, O'Neil, P.A., Pyles, James, Balcom, Gabriella, Crowley, Jay, Hartshorn, Edward C.. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Southwest-John-Franklin-Green-ebook/dp/B07Z9QDV9B Discover Tales of the Southwest - Kindle edition by Green, John Franklin, O'Neil, P.A., Pyles, James, Balcom, Gabriella, Crowley, Jay, Hartshorn, Edward C.. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Southwest-John-Franklin-Green-ebook/dp/B07Z9QDV9B

Who doesn’t love a good story? One aspect about Patt’s writing is that she generally writes in the short story format. And that’s about all I have the attention span for in the summer. The heat always makes me fall asleep like an old hound dog on a front porch P.A. O’Neil is an award winning writer of both fiction and non-fiction. She has been writing professionally ten years. Her stories have been featured in over sixty anthologies, journals, and magazines from several continents. She is twice winner of “Story of the Month” on the Spillwords Press website. She and her husband reside in Thurston County, Washington. She is a member of The Sound of the Baskervilles, the John H. Watson Society. Her books, Witness Testimony and Other Tales, as well as Two Sides of the Same Coin: In-between stories of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, and In For A Penny: More stories of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, are available in paperback and eBook, from Amazon. For links to other books which feature her stories visit either her Goodreads or Amazon author page: P.A. O’Neil.

I am a person who strongly believes in volunteering. I am living in Las Cruces for one year. The first thing I did was find somewhere to do just that. I volunteer at NEW MEXICO FARM & RANCH MUSEUM to create a Monarch butterfly and Hummingbird garden I do this to meet good people quickly. And you know what? It helps my business. People see that I have another dimension and depth to myself. Know what that does? It cultivates TRUST. The same step I use with my clients. Tell us something about you in relation to volunteering or outside your business day that gives you another dimension.