Sidman started writing at an early age, saying she was "blessed with a top-notch education that exposed me to all kinds of literature, and teachers who expected first-rate writing out of me," and that from early on she felt compelled to write. I think especially my book Butterfly Eyes had its origins in those visits, since a lot of the property was meadow, and we tramped every inch of it! This area of the Poconos was beautiful, and I have wonderful memories of it-blueberry picking, red eft hunting, tractor riding, deer watching. Lake Wallenpaupack was another landmark (we swam there sometimes). We'd drive from our home in CT, across a bit of New York state, and when we reached the PA border, we'd cheer. My two sisters and I loved visiting, and spent many summers there. My paternal grandparents, German immigrants who ran a restaurant in NYC, retired to a farm in the Honesdale area (where many other German immigrants lived). While born and bred in the Nutmeg State, Sidman also has a strong affinity for northeastern Pennsylvania. Joyce Sidman was born on June 4th, 1956, in Hartford, Connecticut.
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