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"One of Those Mothers"-Finding out you're going to be the mother of a son is not always a joyous occasion. Published at Parenting Express in June 2008.
"Made For Walking"-A memoir, this was published at NPR's This I Believe website.
"Books as Christmas Gifts"-A collection of three articles published in the Lexington News-Gazette from November-December 2007.
"The Unclaimed Dead"-A mortician in Iraq struggles to overcome a past wrong as he prepares to bury people left unclaimed by their families. Published November 2007, The November 3rd Club--Online at their website.
"Mercy"-The agonizing journey of watching someone die of cancer. Published August 2006, Cairn Literary Magazine.
Made for Walking-What do you do when you get fired (not pretty enough) and dumped (not Jewish enough to meet his holocaust-surviving grandmother) in one day? You run away, of course, which is just what Cate does. Leaving Greensboro behind, Cate packs her clothes (yes, her secret thong collection is going) and heads out into the woods for a 2,000 mile hike to rediscover herself. Dubbed Miz Independent by her new hiking companions, she runs into rabid copperhead snakes, drunken locals, pot-smoking high school dropouts, and a few really stand-up people who help her see life isn't about pleasing other people, it's about pleasing herself (not that way) that matters most.
Gemma Up-Over-Have you ever just needed to get out of town? Away from everything and everyone you know? That’s how seventeen year old Gemma Allen feels after the death of her father. So, she packs up her bags, uses the plane ticket for the trip they had planned together, and heads Down Under to find her mom. She’s got a backpack full of cryptic letters from her mother, maps of the Bibbulmun Track hiking trail, and nothing left to stay in America for. Gemma travels to Australia in search of her mom and ends up finding herself along the way.
Until The Storm Passes By-Short story about life for a Tangier Island waterman's wife. What happens when the storm is not just out at sea? First draft in progress.
Africa By Elephant-A lousy gift from an Aunt ends up transplating two boys from Virginia into the African desert! Children's Fantasy (8-12) First draft finished.
What Would the Neighbors Think?-When one little boy gets a bit out of control, everyone has to ask: What will the neighbors think? Children's (5-8) First draft finished.
No Time for Naps-Xander is at it again: this time he is refusing to take a nap! What happens when everyone starts to depend on him? Children's (5-8). First draft finished.
10 Miles Past Bugtuttle-A humorous, heart-warming collection of short stories about a large family in Minnesota that includes the following stories:
"A Chorus of Saved Souls"-The agonizing choices about love that must be made between a Protestant and a Gypsy in Northern Ireland.
"Mountain Done Called Me Home"-After her mother's murder at the hands of her father, a young woman returns home to take care of her siblings as Hurricane Camille swamps her mountain town. Based on real events.
"With My Soul"-Running away from a family is easy unless the family thinks you're the greatest thing since sliced bread! Meet the Tribe of Joseph and all of the massive family's unique cast of characters!