donna mankiewitz


Biography

Iam the sales manager for the largest marine facility in Northeast PA. Iam also an adjunct professor at Lackawanna College, Scranton, PA. I hold a BS+MEd in Biology from Kutztown University, and a PhD in Ed. Admin from Lehigh University. I was a young man in the late '60's+early '70's, and although my work is fiction, I feel as if I personally lived through many of the scenes in the story. Please enjoy, more to come in the future. MTH 7/14/2012

Books

Columbus's Journey Home    by donna mankiewitz
Price: $2.99 USD. 3470 words. Published on September 6, 2012. Fiction.

This is a heart-moving short story, for people of all ages, which traces the journey of a young puppy, given as a Christmas gift, abandoned, and searching for a new and loving home. It is a story of tragedy and eventual triumph as told through the eyes of a young Westie-Maltese mix, Columbus. The ending will leave all readers with a promise of hope for the future.
The Mission That Never Was, Then, Now, or Ever    by donna mankiewitz
Price: $4.99 USD. 40400 words. Published on July 14, 2012. Fiction.

This is a fictional/fantasy tale about a super-secret Naval bombing mission into North Vietnam, downtown Hanoi to be exact, at a time when the President had ordered a halt to missions north of the DMZ. It is also the saga of a young man from the Midwest whose dreams of becoming a Naval Aviator were realized in a very black-op. Time setting is 1967-1973, a very dangerous time to be a young American

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