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Patti Cassidy
7 Harriet St
Jamestown, RI 02835
(617) 388-6860
cassidy@stonepilgrim.com
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tapit1@excite.com



Books

Sculptural Assassination; Adventures in Iconoclasm [Work in Progress]

Bruja; A Search for Truth in Twelve Acts, Lulu.com, 2006

Changing Course; Women's Inspiring Stories of Menopause, Midlife, and Moving Forward, (anthology contributor, p. 182ff),Yitta Halberstam, editor, Adams Media, Avon, MA, 2004

Sergi; Chronicles of a Homeless Priest (unpublished) 2004

Mrs. Bates on the Halfshell and Other Tales of Women, Art and Politics in Boston's Public Garden, [Work in Progress]

Saving the World from Your Home: What One Person Can Do, (under name of P.H. Raynis), OSV Press, Huntington IN, 1987 [Activism for the homebound]


Internet Publications

Head Out on a Sculpture Safari! [A guide to kid-friendly sculptures in Downtown Boston], Bostonparentspaper.com, July, 2007

Take Me Out to the Ballpark, [A guide to major and minor league programs for kids], April, 2006 Boston.parenthood.com

Boston, Exinthecity.com, [city guide to Boston for divorced women]

Unique Libraries of Rhode Island, RIRoads.com, December, 2005 [Roundup of small libraries of the state for travelers]

Epidemic Rhode Island; The Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918, RIRoads.com, January, 2005 [A view of the local effects of the Flu Epidemic of 1918 on Aquidneck Island]

Remembering the Narragansetts, RIRoads.com, November, 2004 [A tour of some of the statues in RI commemorating the Narragansett people]

On Covered Bridges, RIRoads.com, October, 2004 [The history of RI's only covered bridge on a public road.]

The Haunted Sites of King Phillip's War, RIRoads.com, September, 2004 [A tour of some of the monuments and sites of King Phillip's War in RI]

Hunting the Queen of Aquidneck, RIRoads.com, May, 2004 [Discussion of the hunt for a missing public statue in Newport]

Tales of a Stone Pilgrim, blogs.salon.com/0003346, [Regularly posted stories from the world of public sculpture] Chosen "Feed of the Day"; by Feedster.com for 2/27/2004

The Graves of Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris Eiffel Tower News, http://www.paris-eiffel-tower-news.com/[An exploration of the art of Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris]

Summer Rattlers, Sevenseasmagazine.com, May, 2003 [Account of the author's experience with rattlesnakes on an AZ ranch]

Biography of Bashka Paeff, Askart.com, 2002

Biography of Lillian Swann Saarinen, Askart.com, 2002

Bruja, the Novella, (Winner one of top three novellas of Jan., 2002), zoetrope.com

Stone Pilgrim of Paris, "Literary Travels", Iagora.com, 2000 [Description of Paris through its public sculpture]

Robert Wick: Art that Transcends Life, Artwell.com, 1999 [Description of the work of the sculptor]

Gocaia Gallery, Interview with Moira Geoffrion, Artwell.com, 1999 [Interview with the owner of an innovative art gallery in Tucson, AZ]


Articles

The Name Game in Westerly, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 5, Issue 4


From Pool to Pool (The Hearst Castle) and View from the Hill; The Story of RI College, Vol 5, Issue 3

 

Walking into History; Brown University, Vol 5, Issue 1, p 12

Paris for Booklovers and Missing Persons Report, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 4, Issue 10, p 20, 12

Newport Street Names,  RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 4, Issue 9, p12

The Berkshires' Mysterious Art Triangle, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol. 4, Issue 7, p 46

Taiwan from Top to Bottom, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol. 4, Issue 6, p 38

A New Way to Look at Monet Coming ot the Clark, AAA Horizons Magazine, June 2007, p19

The Secret of the Third Floor, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol. 4, Issue 5, p 12

Pulitzer Prize Writer's "The Mount" is Truly a House of Words, AAA Horizons Magazine, p3

An Ida lewis Tour of Newport, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol. 4, Issue 4, p12

Pittsfield is Reborn, AAA Horizons, April, 2007

Torpedoed at Nantucket, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol. 4,Issue 3, p12

Curl Up with a Good Book at the Berkshire's Historic Libraries, AAA Horizons, March, 2007, p3

For Art Culture: A Look at the Providence Art Club, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 4,Issue 1, p52

Berkshires Trail Highlights Region's African-American Heritage, AAA Horizons, February, 2007, p3

Vow to Quit,(Smoking Cessation) Choices Magazine, Winter 2006, p 12

Discover a True Hidden Gem of the Berkshires at Field Farm, AAA Horizons, January 2007, p 18

Saga of the Narragansett Pacer, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol. 4, issue 1, p40ff

Peace Dales's Weaver, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol.3, Issue 12, p40ff

The Art on Main Street,RI Home, Living and Design, Vol. 3, Issue 11, p8

Five Hot Spots in Tucson,RI Home, Living and Design, Vol. 3, issue 10,p34ff

Meet the Hospitalists, Choices Magazine, Fall 2006, p11-13

Hidden Portsmouth, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol.3, issue 9, p40ff

Honolulu Sculpture Safari, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 3, Issue 7, p18ff

Bogota Bound, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 3, Issue 6, p 18ff

Getting to Know Rhode Island's Most Independent Man, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 3, Issue 5, p34ff

Monthly Flavors: The Red Parrot</EM>,&nbsp;RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 3, Issue 5, p30ff

A Fine Balance; Art that Keeps on Growing, Acreage Life Magazine, (Canada), April/May, 2006, p17ff

Take Me out to the Ballpark, Boston Parent, Paper, April, 2006, p12

A Mile-Long Walk Through 300 Years; Jamestown's Narragansett Avenue, RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 3, issue 3, page 14-16

The Warren Report (A Profile of Warren, RI), RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 3, issue 2, p40-42

This Scenic Isle: A Generation of Artists View Conanicut, Jamestown Press, January 12, 2006, p20

Bridging the Past(Rhode Island's Covered Bridges), RI Home, Living and Design, Vol. 3, issue 1, p.18-21

From Slaves to Hurricanes(The History of Rhode Island in Post Office Art), RI Home, Living and Design, Vol 2, issue 11, p40-43

The Society of Trees, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine, Vol 2, issue 10, p12-15

Walking Salve's Campus, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine, Vol 2 issue 9, p42-44

A Guide to the Eight Great Trees of Jamestown, The Jamestown Press, September 22, 2005,p 18-19

Lovecraft Looks at Federal Hill, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine, Vol 2, issue 8, p38-39

Ode to the Rhode Island Red, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine, Vol 2, issue 7, p44-45

Summer Beckons in Jamestown, The Jamestown Press Summer Guide, 2005 Late Summer, p 10-16

Triple Treat; the William C. O'Neill Bike Path, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine, Vol 2, issue 6, p28-29

Honor Eludes Military Dogs, [Account of the National War Dog Memorial in Washington, DC] Dog Fancy Magazine, August, 2005, p 10

The State's Unique Libraries, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine- Vol. 2, issue 5, p. 14-15

The Attractions of Narragansett, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine- Vol. 2, issue 5, p. 8-9

An Island of History and Nature, The Jamestown Press Summer Guide- 2005 Early Summer, p 4-11

Founding Painter, Gilbert Stuart, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine- Volume 2, issue4, p 12-13

The Joys of Jamestown<, RI Home, Living, and Design Magazine- Volume 2, issue2, p 2-3

Island Paradise, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 2, p 18 [A history of the artists who painted Paradise Rocks in Newport, RI]

Remembering War; Rhode Island's War Memorials, Part II, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine- December 2004, p 22

Tower was Built to Honor Veterans, [Story of Miatonomi Tower, Newport] Newport This Week, November 11,2004, p5

A Novel November: writers' book-writing Marathon, Jamestown [RI} Press, November 4, 2004, p18

Remembering War; Rhode Island's War Memorials, RI Home, Living and Design Magazine, Part I- November 2004, p 22

On Airhorns in the Night, The Free Press Express. October 9,2004, p4 [Exploring the meaning and effects of airhorns as emergency signals on a small island]

A Monumental Tour of Newport, Newport This Week, September 23,2004, p2-3

Island Art; A Short Tour of Jamestown's Public Sculptures, Jamestown Press, August 12,2004, p1

The Prodigal Gardener, American Gardener Magazine, May/June 2004, p.52

The 1918 Flu Epidemic Hit Jamestown and Newport [with Sue Maden], The Jamestown [RI] Press, 3/27/2003, p. 14-15

A Short History of Jamestown War Memorials, [with Sue Maden] The Jamestown [RI] Press, 11/7/2002, p 14-15

The Jamestown Houses that Never Were; Homes for Defense Workers During World War I, [with Sue Maden] The Jamestown [RI] Press, 9/19/2002,p 14-15

Strange Days, "Paragons", Attache Magazine, April, 2002, p18 [Account of the Garden Gnome Liberation Front]

The Sentinels of Louisburg Square, Beacon Hill Times, Boston MA, 3/27/2001, p1 [History of the statues in Louisburg Square, Boston]

The Ladies of the Garden, Beacon Hill Times, Boston, MA, 6/19/2001, and The Beacon Hill Visitor, Summer, 2001, p.11 [Account of the women sculptors of Boston's Public Garden]

Lotta's Fountain, Beacon Hill Times, Boston, MA, 7/31/2001, p. 11 [History of Lotta's Fountain on the Esplanade in Boston and its sculptor, Katherine Weems]

The Ballad of Horace Mann, Beacon Hill Times, Boston, MA, 11/27/2001, p. 4 [History of the Horace Mann statue at the State House, Boston]

Scouting Secret Sculpture, Desert Leaf, Tucson, AZ, August, 1999 [Description of lesser known public sculpture in Tucson, AZ]

A Holy Week Set in Stone, Our Sunday Visitor, 3/31/1996, p12 [recounts the story of the Garden of Gethsemane Sculpture Garden in Tucson, AZ]

The Rhythms of Life at a Trappestine Abbey, Vision Magazine, 1993, p54

Santa Rita Abbey, Our Sunday Visitor, 10/13/1991, p13 [A day in the life of a Trappist Convent]

Rennaissance!, Catholic Golden Age, Spring 1991, p25 [A study of the Maritain Art Gallery in Ohio]

A Master Woodworker's Quest for Truth, Our Sunday Visitor, 11/25/1990, p6 [Biography of George Nakashima]

Making a Space for Christian Art in the Modern World, Our Sunday Visitor, 3/4/1990, p13 [Introduction to the Maritain Art Gallery in Ohio]

Working for Peace, Justice in the Real World, Our Sunday Visitor, 7/31/1988, p3 [Methods of carrying out the ideals and justice in society]

Remembering an Apostolate to Intellectuals, Our Sunday Visitor, 12/6/1987, p10 [Introduction to the thought and lives of Jacques Maritain and his wife, Raissa]

The "Failed" Ministry of Charles de Foucauld, Our Sunday Visitor, 1/4/1987, p5 [Biography of Charles de Foucauld, monk and hermit]

Peter Maurin: A Catholic Worker in Tramp's Clothing, Our Sunday Visitor, 10/19/1986, p6 [Biography of French immigrant Peter Maurin, founder with Dorothy Day of the Catholic Worker movement]

Want to Join a Group with Interests Like Yours? Our Sunday Visitor, 7/3/1986, p6 [Introduction to social activism]

A Christmas Gift Guide: Museum Shopping, Tucson Magazine, 12/1979


Produced Plays

Satori, 1998 a miniplay performed for OPP Benefits in Tucson at various venues, 1999. Also selected for the

Sacramento 2PagePlay Festival, July 2004

Bruja, 1998 Screenplay version, Selected for Best New Plays Festival in Tucson, January, 1999

Slainte, 1995 Selected for Best New Plays Festival in Tucson, January, 1995 ; Firehouse Theater production, March, 2008

Saviours, 1994 Selected for Best New Plays Festival in Tucson, January, 1994

Tungur, Tungur, 1993 Children's play based on a folktale of the Middle East Produced in various locations in Southern AZ

Poetic License, 1993 Produced in Tucson, AZ. Selected for Best New Plays Festival in Tucson, June, 1993; produced by Indigo Productions, Summer, 1993

La Llorona, 1992 Dramatization of accounts of encounters with the legendary ghost, Produced in Patagonia, AZ


Poetry

Haiku, Bylines Magazine, March, 2004, p.19

Haiku, Bylines Magazine, April, 2004, p.19


Video Reviews

"Travel with Barry and Karin to India" Library Journal, 1994 [Review of travel video]

"A Still, Small Voice", Library Journal, 10/15/1993, p106 [Review of documentary on the varieties of mysticism today]

"The Disputation", Library Journal, 1992 [Review of operatic drama of the Spanish Inquisition]



Books Edited

The International Medical Graduates Guide to US Medicine, Louise B Ball, Galen Press, Tucson AZ 1996

Ethics in Emergency Medicine, (Second Edition) Kenneth Iserson MD, Arthur Sanders, Deborah Matthew, 1995

Resumes and Personal Statements for Health Professionals, (First Edition) James W Tysinger,PhD, Galen Press, Tucson AZ, 1994

Getting into a Residency (Second Edition), Ken Iserson, Galen Press, Tucson AZ, 1994

Death to Dust, (First edition) Ken Iserson, Galen Press, Ltd., Tucson AZ, 1993