Essays & Creative Nonfiction

Most of my essays are inspirational or humorous. Topics have included: gingerbread latte, knitting failures, and an Elvis-like haircut. This is not a complete publication list.

Anthologies

	Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover's Soul: Celebrating the Perfect Blend "Christmas in a Cup"
	Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings: 101 Stories of Gratitude, Fortitude, and Silver Linings "The Lunch Hour" Read this essay on BeliefNet.com
	Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul: Celebrating Bargains, Boutiques and the Never-Ending Quest for the Perfect Pair of Shoes "An Ordinary Gift"
	Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat: 101 Stories about Life, Love and Lessons "Practice Makes Purr-fect"
	Classic Christmas: True Stories of Holiday Cheer and Goodwill "Grandma's Gift"
	A Cup Of Comfort For Christians: Inspirational Stories of Faith "Prayer for an Easy Bake Oven"
	KnitLit the Third: We Spin More Yarns "Plan B"
	Simple Pleasures of Friendship: Celebrating the Ones We Love "Superhero Sisters" and "Friendship Shorthand"
	The Ultimate Teacher: The Best Experts' Advice for a Noble Profession with Photos and Stories "Paying Dividends"

Magazines & Journals

My short pieces have appeared in a range of publications such as Underwired and AAA EnCompass. Here are two samples:

The Seven Signs of Craft Addiction, Sasee, September 2007.

Where Do You Get Your Ideas, ByLine, July/August 2005.

You take a tour of an old cheese factory downtown and the tour guide asks the group to guess the purpose of the adjoining rooms.  You look at the lack of windows, the thick cement walls and the narrow opening that connects them. 

"Maybe it would be a good makeshift mortuary, some place to stash the bodies? Were there mob connections?"

Everyone turns to stare. 

"Cottage cheese," says the tour guide when she recovers.  "They made cottage cheese."