April 20, 2011 Last week I woke up to that dreaded sound – like a train roaring through the back yard heading straight for the house. My husband stirred. “What in the world?” he said sleepily. “We’ve got to get downstairs,” I said, jumping out of bed and running into our narrow hallway. He was […]
New Publication
I'm happy to be part of this collection of personal stories, a collaboration involving over 60 teachers of memoir from around the world. The book is published independently by the Birren Center for Autobiographical Writing, through which the authors are certified to teach.
Some of the Books I’ve Edited
A unique and beautiful exploration of Helen Keller's abiding friendship with prominent journalist Ed Chamberlin–and much more about Keller's struggles, passions, and values. The author is Chamberiin's great-great-granddaughter.
On August 8, 2020, in pandemic heat, I introduced Kristen Rademacher (via Zoom)at the launch party for From the Lake
House, A Mother’s Odyssey of Loss and Love, her wrenching memoir. Flyleaf Books, our hopping indie bookstore here in Chapel Hill, NC, hosted the event. A large crowd from across the country and around the world tuned in for the inspiring multi-media event.
This poignant memoir gives a boy's view of life in Nazi-held Prague and his escape to freedom in a challenging America.
An award winning collection of powerful stories about serving the many needs of elderly and indigent patients, as one of America's first gerontological nurse practitioners.
Essays by women ministers about their challenges and victories in answering the call to ministry.
A mother's 40-year struggle to raise an autistic son – and to grow up herself.
This idyllic memoir recollects the sweet and simple summer pleasures of family life in mid-century Cape Cod.
If you love your pets and make sacrifices for them, you will adore this lively book about a family's needy cats.
The history of a women's shelter in Birmingham, Alabama, as told through many voices.
William Buffett's short essays on nearly everything, arranged as an alphabet book.
Essays about one man's dimensional life including some of his favorite recipes.
Buy Losing Malcolm
A new edition of my 2001 memoir about the life and death of my first child, and how the experience of his loss profoundly altered the course of my life. Click on the cover image above to buy it in paperback or Kindle.Buy Farther Along
What began as a one-day workshop for bereaved mothers has evolved into a reflective writing group with over 15 years of rich shared experience. The women's stories and guided exercises offer a blueprint for how to use writing as a tool for healing. (Click on the cover image above to buy it in paperback or Kindle.)