A sample of my published essays

MEMOIR

Dad’s Pranks - Good Old Days

Safety First, At Last - American Heritage

Dad’s Bucket - Grit

Equestrian Delight - Grit

Dad, Coal Miner - The Sun Magazine

BUSINESS

Winning The Ad Dollar Derby - Independent Business

Biz Boosters - New Business Opportunities

Best Boss - Business Quarterly

Administrative Assistants - Career World

WRITING

Instilling in Children a Love of Writing - Byline

Writing as a Child - Grit

Fortune of Ideas - Writer’s Digest

Stockpile Ideas - Writer’s Digest

Research Interviews - Writers’ Journal

Travel

A Gift From Mexico - Mars Hill Review

Mexico on Sale - Chicago Tribune

Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve - Texas Highways

A Taste of Maine - AAA Going Places

Rolling With It - Chicago Tribune

The Best of the West - Vista USA

Moo’s & Museums - Austin American-Statesman

ILLINOIS

Makanda Boardwalk - Illinois Country Living

Scratch Brewery - Illinois Country Living

Buzz Cafe - Illinois Country Living

MISC

Kuvasz: The Armed Guard of Nobility - Dog World

Golden Friendships - Grit

K-9 Midwifery - Heartland USA

Safe for Summer - Dog World

RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY

Kaddish - Parabola

Passionate Love - Mars Hill Review

From Baptist to Jew - Beliefnet

Mystical Journey - Dallas Morning News

Shavuot - Beliefnet

Passionate Embrace - Dallas Morning News

Thompson-Frenk & 7-Eleven - Dallas Morning News

Simchat Torah - Beliefnet