Tales from Thailand
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Magazine Articles
Nothin' But Blue Skies?
Look Again!
Learn how to spot rainbows, haloes, and other colorful atmospheric phenomena in Washington Family (August 2023, page 15).
Super Short Essays
About family, life, you name it
A Family Record
Read the story, published in 101 Words (February 21, 2022)
Can you tell from the photo what detail I changed to turn this micro memoir into flash fiction?
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Photo: Nancy Desrochers
A New Name for a New Family
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Read the Tiny Love Story, published in The New York Times (July 13, 2021).
Writing About Writing
Making the shift from scientific writing to creative writing wasn't easy. "How I Learned to Stop Moping and Celebrate Rejection" explains my writing journey. Read it in Pen in Hand (January 2023, pages 72-76)
I read a lot of memoirs as I was writing my own. Read "Ten Lessons about Writing Memoir that I Learned from Reading Memoirs" at Women Writers Women's Books, a site with tips for writers and readers of all genders.