I'm a native New Yorker who is a published author, writer, and the publisher/editor of "The Cat's Meow for Writers & Readers E-zine," an Internet based literary magazine (with 2,120 subscribers so far), that I founded and created in 2004. My husband, our fur baby and I now reside in Queens, New York City, USA; before moving to Queens, however, we lived in Massapequa, Long Island (New York) in the USA. Although I'm publisher and editor of my own magazine, I continue to write my stories, poetry and articles because -- besides my husband, my fur baby, and my desire to help and inspire others -- writing and publishing is my #1 passion. I earned a Certificate in Creative Writing & Children's Literature through St. John's University in Jamaica, (Queens) NY, by attending school at night while working as a full time secretary, typesetter and artist. My Internet based literary magazine has received a Bronze Award for Excellence in Ezine Publishing (2006); my own writing received a Golden Pencil Award for Excellence in short stories, poetry and articles (2003). My first published book, titled "Touch of Tomorrow," was published in 2002 but is now out-of-print and is the reason I'm happy to introduce my second published book, titled "Mirrored Images," which is a compilation of my non fiction and fiction stories and poems. For more info, do check out my web site and the home of "The Cat's Meow for Writers & Readers" at www.rosannecatalano.net