In 1987, I began my professional writing career in Evansville, Indiana, and in 1994 made the leap into full-time freelancing. Five years later, I moved to Tucson, Arizona, and am still writing today amid the beauty of the Sonoran Desert. Along the way, I’ve discovered how so much of what we might dismiss as ordinary has the power to transform us. It has been, and continues to be, a pleasure and an education to write about these things.

 

I’ve written about subjects close to my heart and about others that intrigued or delighted me. It has been my great fortune to interview and profile many of the leading figures in the transformative and spiritual movements of our time—as well as others, not so well-known, who have made their own contributions to the cause of positive change. In addition, I’ve covered artists, high-tech, business, women’s and lifestyle issues, and much more. I’m also an essayist, ghostwriter, editor, and poet.

 

After my husband suffered a traumatic brain injury (and recovered well, for which we are thankful), I began facilitating occasional journaling workshops for TBI survivors, called “After Brain Injury: Telling Your Story.” Soon, I will add workshops for their spouses and partners.

 

I have written more than a dozen books and contributed to others. My first collection of personal essays, What I Thought I Knew, will be released this summer by Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing, Inc.

 

My Resume

Since January 1994, I have  offered a number of writing and writing-related services, including feature article and book writing, copy writing, editing, copyediting, and proofreading.

 

Books:

* What I Thought I Knew (collection of personal essays), Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing, Inc., August 2008

* For MT Publishing, Inc.: The Battle for Anzio; First Infantry Division in World War II: The Big Red One (with Maj. Gen. Clift Andrus); Earthquakers: 12th Bombardment Group; Indiana Farm Bureau (1919-1999): Era of Change; Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War; A History of Hamilton County, Illinois; and others

 

Books Contributed to:

* Peak Vitality: Raising the Threshold of Abundance in our Material, Spiritual, and Emotional Lives (Elite Books, 2008): Associate Editor

* Einstein's Business: Engaging Soul, Imagination, and Excellence in the Workplace (Elite Books, 2007): Associate Editor

* For Faircount International, as senior writer: Uncommon Valor: 50th Anniversary of the Battle for Iwo Jima; NOAA: Celebrating 200 Years of Science, Service, and Stewardship; Forgotten Victory: 50th Anniversary of the Korean War; Delivering America: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the United Service Organizations; Wings of Glory: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the United States Air Force; Forest Service Centennial; and others.

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Features and personal essays have appeared in:

Print Publications:

Spirituality & Health, The Progressive, Science of Mind, Science & Spirit, Pure Inspiration, Independent Business, Sculptural Pursuit, Executive Female, The Christian Science Monitor, Arts Indiana, Soroptimist International, Evansville Courier, Evansville Living, Illinois Business, On the Issues, Indiana Journal of Commerce and Industry, German News, Troika, The World of Martial Arts, Sojourner, FiberArts, and others

 

Online:

Newsweek.com, MSNBC.com, LawBoulevard.com, WIN Magazine, Renaissance Lawyer, Word Journeys, Moondance, American News Service, and others

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Poetry

* Southern Indiana Review, Poet, and Open 24 Hours

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Awards

* First Place, Prose, Sculptural Pursuit, 2006 writing contest, “Overcoming the Wobblies, or Those Are the Brakes”

* First Place, Personal Essay/Memoir, Society of Southwestern Authors 2003 Writing Contest, “My Dad and the Sphinx”

* Winner of 2001 PASS (Prevention for a Safer Society) Award from the National Council on Crime and Deliquency for “Another Way of Doing Justice,” published in Science of Mind, July 2001.

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Additional

* Guest Editor, Science of Mind, May and June 2003 issues

* Editor, Indiana Journal of Commerce & Industry, mid-late 1990s

* Radio essayist and arts interviewer for WNIN 88.3 FM, Evansville, Indiana, late 1990s

* Copywriter/Public Information Assistant - November 1987 to December 1993, Vectren (formerly Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company): wrote internal and external company publications and miscellaneous items such as speeches, scripts for in-house slide presentations, various pieces for Marketing department, SIGECO history, employee campaign newspaper ads, 1989 annual report, news releases, etc.