Blog Roundup: 5 Patch Blogs You May Have Missed

In "The Glamorous Life of a Romance Author," Gina Ardito explains her love affair with writing. It's not about celebrity, she says: "In my case, I write because I can't not write." Read her full blog post .

In "Hey Sports Fans! Sidelined by Old Injuries?" blogger Eric Robert Santiago shares his own experience with sports injury. "But if those old aches and pains keep coming back, or if you have a tendency to reinjure the same spot, then the chances are you never fully recovered in the first place," he writes. Read his full blog post .

In "Supporting Suffolk County's New Tick Task Force," Brian Kelly, an expert in the field of tick and mosquito control, calls on Suffolk County to treat its parks. "Most of our parks are tick infested and thousands of people use them each week without knowing they are in danger of infectious bites," he writes. Read his full blog post .

Hypnotherapist Cynthia Lindner breaks down bullying and cyberbullying, details how to recognize it and offers some suggestions for dealing with it in her post, "Current Events Put a Spotlight on Bullying." Read her full blog post .

In "Still Missing in Action, But Not From My Mind," blogger Carole Trottere tells the story of a soldier who never came home from combat. Read her full blog post .