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Denise Du Vernay

About Denise

Denise Du Vernay is from St. Michael, Minnesota. She has lived in South Dakota, Florida and Wisconsin, but now resides in New Lenox, Ill. She teaches writing for the English department at St. Xavier University in Chicago and is a trained tutor. She is available for individual tutoring (middle school through college) in grammar, writing, ESL, literature analysis, and test prep. If interested in discussing tutoring, email her at marzipanjoy (at) yahoo (dot) com. 

In addition to writing about writing and gardening here on Patch, Denise has written elsewhere about linguistics, film and television. She has co-authored a book, The Simpsonsin the Classroom: Embiggening the Learning Experience with the Wisdom of Springfield and has contributed chapters to several anthologies, including SpongeBob SquarePants and Philosophy. She is on Twitter @Simpsonology. Comments she makes on Patch articles are her own, and do not reflect the editorial staff of Patch.com. 

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Lynne Holley

10:54 pm on Saturday, February 4, 2012

Hi, I just came across your article about the Oct. GRASP grief support group meeting. My name is Lynne Holley and I run the Grasp chapter in Joliet. Our meetings are held on the third Sat. of each month from 10:30 am until noon or longer if someone needs to talk longer. Our meetings are now held at ..ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL in Joliet. They are held downstairs in Meeting Room 2 by the cafeteria. We welcome anyone who has lost a loved one to substance abuse.

Anna Szudrowicz

10:07 am on Tuesday, January 3, 2012

What about Pizza Makers, Inc. they have the best pizza anywhere...Also try their mozzarella sticks, or their veggie basket, they deliver, cater and everything is made from the heart with fresh ingredients...Try it, you will like it, maybe next time you won't omit them. It seems Homewood-Flossmoor Patch doesn't seem to remember them often. What gives?

librfun

7:48 pm on Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Hello...

Left the ADF conversation...it devolved.
It was nice reading your comments. We should touch base...Librfun (Cindy)

Keith Ridgway

9:22 pm on Sunday, April 17, 2011

Wow so many good restaurants in that area. I live in IL,Mn,SC,NJ now back in IL. I have 12 yrs in the restaurant business now going in sprits and wine sales for 11 yrs.

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Denise Du Vernay

3:26 pm on Friday, February 4, 2011

Are there any book clubs in Frankfort-Mokena-New Lenox? I'm looking to join up!

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