Essays & Anthologies
I write to explore questions big and small about what it means to be alive in the world, as a woman, a mother, an adopted person, a believer in faith, and citizen of our planet.
Photo: Spirit of Life Fountain, Saratoga Springs, New York
SELECT ESSAYS
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Well Said Well Read
My essay, “A Baby from the Back Row,” appears in this wonderful collection of stories selected from Writers Read’s first decade by show founder, Edward McCann.
It first appeared in Chautauqua literary journal and I shared it on stage for a Writers Read spoken word show at City Winery, NYC.
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Portrait in Nature and Nurture
On Mother’s Day, a writer discovers another mother and a past she never knew. Published in literary Journal, Brain, Child
An earlier version, “Finding Ann Marie” appeared in Bethesda and received an American Society of Journalists & Authors’ Arlene Award for Articles that Make a Difference.
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Renovating thoughts on Writing
During a three-month home remodel, I discovered things I never anticipated, including a valuable lesson about writing from the contractors.
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A Father Figure and The Outlines of Hope
While this is an old essay, the importance and impact of a good dad is timeless.
I’ve been fortunate in the years since I wrote this to know my birth father, Gregg. He’s a writer, too, and encourages me with coffee and the above mug.
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Shifting Out of Neutral
Over the years, I had come to love the classic simplicity of black, gray and beige. But do the colors we wear mean more than we think?
(Originally appeared in Bethesda.)