Rosanne Pellicane

Rosanne Pellicane, a distinguished Interior Designer, has written and published meticulously crafted articles on Antiques, Interior Design, and Historic Preservation. In 2001, The New York City Fire Museum selected her poem, If They Could Speak, as the keynote for their Permanent 9/11 Exhibit. This honor remains the pinnacle of her writing career. She Came From Heaven is her first book. Ms. Pellicane, along with her black Lab, Blue, reside on Long Island.

Articles:

Open to  hope

Victims of Terrorism: If They Could Speak

Please don’t be afraid. Yes, life is different now but remember when it was beautiful? Well, it will be again, though not the same. The wounds will heal, your tears will dry and though scars remain, I know you are strong enough to live through the pain. Do not grieve and linger in the shadows of graves. Go out into the sunshine and tell everyone that I was here. Let our enemy know that when we were together we lived, and worked and loved. And though I am gone, you will carry on for me because you must. Tell my […]

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Love Well Because Loss Can Occur Any Time

The bulls make money, the bears make money, but the hogs get slaughtered, a famous warning from the gurus on Wall Street. Greed takes many forms but it is never good. It demands. It feeds selfishness and it will ultimately consume its creator. Greed always backs the looser, especially in a marriage. Annamarie, a thirtyish financial adviser, petite and feisty talked business from her cell phone while she raced down the Long Island Expressway into Manhattan. Her passion for perfection was matched only by her husband’s love of simplicity. Harry, a Robert Redford type, looked more like a student than […]

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