Publications
Fiction
(*=excerpt from novel)
“A Worthy Spine,” (2nd place winner), Stories Through The Ages Baby Boomers Plus 2018, Living Springs Publishers
“Purple Asteroid,” Halfway Down the Stairs (2015)
“Papa’s Handkerchief,” Digging Through the Fat (2014)*
“Marking Mildred,” The Lyon Review (2012)
“The Whistle,” Grey Sparrow Journal(2011)
“The Silence of Harold,” Foundling Review (2010)
“Secrets,” elimae, 2010
“The Cost of New Shoes,” The MacGuffin (2010)*
“Marking Mildred,” Potomac Review (2010)
“Brothers & Bombs,” Portland Monthly Magazine (2009)*
“The Echoes of Infinity,” MadSwirl (2009)
Nonfiction
“Giving in my own hard times” — The Presbyterian Outlook (2019)
“To My Friend Who Needed A Ride” — Hypertext Magazine (2019) (Pushcart nomination)
“Minding Mary Oliver’s Instructions” — The Ascent (2019)
“Never Ever Give Up” — The Writing Cooperative (2019)
“Primo Writing Conference: Breadloaf” — The Writing Cooperative (2018)
“Execute Fear of Failure — Mine Your Mistakes” — The Writing Cooperative (2018)
“How to Support Other Authors (or, Share Some Literary Love)”, The Writing Cooperative, (2018)
“Yes, Writers Must Read, Read, Read: Ideas on Varying Your Reading (or, #ReadMoreWomen), The Writing Cooperative (2018)
“Furiously Funny — About FURIOUSLY HAPPY: A Funny Book about Horrible Things” in Invisible Illness (2018)
“When Grief is Complicated: An Open Thank You Letter to Sherman Alexie”, Invisible Illness (2017)
“I survived cancer. So why was I so sad?”, The Washington Post (2017)
“Listen Up, Speak Up,” Invisible Illness (2017)
“The Blue Cardboard Box,” Family Stories from the Attic (anthology), Hidden Timber Books (2017) Also available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
“Chamonix: A Daily Pilgrimage,” Queen Mobs Teahouse (2016)
Done Darkness: A collection of stories, poetry, and essays about life beyond sadness, Orange Hat Press, edited by Pam Parker & Kathy Lanzarotti. Writers:
Morgan Baker, Jason Lee Brown, Sarah Cooper, Litsa Dremousis, Jen Gaskell, Amy Hassinger, Jody Hobbs Hesler, Jennifer Highland, Liam Hogan, Kathy Lanzarotti, Katie Manning, Mel Miskimen, Pam Parker, Diana Raab, Alexandra Rosas, Mike Smith, Carol Wobig, Dallas Woodburn
Also, press the Audio button for some recordings of essays which were heard on the local public radio affiliate, WUWM, Lake Effect.
“Respect, please, for job applicants”, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2011)
Poetry
“Moss-covered Tombstones,” Grey Sparrow Journal (2015)
“The Imploring Candles of Yad Vashem,” Marquette Literary Review, (2010)
