Portfolio

As a freelance writer I’ve had my work published on a variety of websites and print media. Here are some of the places you’ll find my writing.

Print Publications:

2016

My Forsyth Magazine:

January 2016 – “Life on the Road: A Weekend in Charleston”

Anthology

Multiples Illuminated: A Collection of Stories and Advice from Parents of Twins, Triplets and More published by Multiples Illuminated on May 1, 2016

“Side by Side”

2015

My Forsyth Magazine:

October 2015 – “Life on the Road: Three Days in Chicago

September 2015 – “Like on the Road: Jackson Hole

Summer 2015 – “Planning a Road Trip

Spring 2015 – “For the Love of the Road

Anthology

Mothering Through the Darkness published by She Writes Press on November 3, 2015

My Longest Winter

2014

My Forsyth Magazine:

Issue 8 – Book Review: All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner

Issue 7 – Book Review: My Other EX edited by Jessica Smock and Stephanie Sprenger

Issue 6 – Book review: Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews

Issue 3 – Book Review: Carry On Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton

Issue 2 – Book Review: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Brown

Issue 1 – Book Review: Double Down by Mark Halpern & John Heilmann

Forsyth Herald:

April 16, 2014 – Forsyth County Schools Celebrate Exceptional Children’s Week

2013

My Forsyth Magazine:

Issue 12 – Book Review: One Summer, America 1927 by Bill Bryson

Issue 10 – Book Review: Still Foolin’ ‘Em by Billy Crystal

Issue 9 – Book Review: A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams

Issue 8 – Book Review: And Then I Found You by Patti Callahan Henry

Issue 7 – Book Review: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

Issue 6 – Book Review: I Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

Issue 4 – Book Review: Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly


 

Freelance Articles and Guest Posts

2016:

Breaking the Parenting Mold on July 2, 2016: “How the Little Bus Helped Me to Accept Special Needs”

Chick Lit Plus on July 1, 2016: “New Book Releases: July 2016”

Chick Lit Plus on June  , 2016: “New Book Releases: June 2016”

Chick Lit Plus on May 13, 2016: “New Book Releases: May 2016″

Chick Lit Plus on April 5, 2016: “New Book Releases: April 2016”

Multiples Illuminated on March 25, 2016: “Autism and My Twin Son: What Happens When You Believe”

Chick Lit Plus on March 11, 2016: “New Book Releases: March 2016” 

Chick Lit Plus on February 3, 2016: “February New Book Releases”

Chick Lit Plus on January 13, 2016: “New Book releases: January 2016”

2015:

Chick Lit Plus on October 22, 2015: “New Book Releases: October & November 2015”

Club Mid on Scary Mommy on September 30, 2015: “To My Son Starting High School: Don’t You Forget About Me”

Chick Lit Plus on September 10, 2015: New Releases: September and October 2015”

Chick Lit Plus on August 4, 2015: “New Book Releases: August 2015”

Chick Lit Plus on July 9, 2015: “New Book Releases: July 2015”

Chick Lit Plus on June 5, 2015: “New Book Releases: June 2015”

Chick Lit Plus on May 8, 2015: “New Book Releases: May 2015”

HuffPost Women on May 5, 2015: “The Mystique of Mom”

Front Page of the HuffPost Parents on May 1, 2015: “What Were you Doing When You Were in High School?”

The HerStories Project on April 21, 2015: “A Review and a Giveaway of Dumped: Women Unfriending Women”

The Mighty on April 3, 2015:My Positivity Failed me Today”

Chick Lit Plus on April 3 2015: “New Book Releases: April 2015”

Autism Speaks on April 1, 2015: “15 Thing I’m Aware of as the Mother of a Son with Autism”

Chick Lit Plus on March 5, 2015: “New Book Releases: March 2015”

Chick Lit Plus on February 5, 2015: “New Book Releases: February 2015”

The Family Legacy Center on January 26, 2015: “Resolutions”

Full Grown People on January 22, 2015: “Sixteen Days”

Campfire Diaries on January 21, 2015: “Sedona Arizona for the Family”

Scary Mommy on January 15, 2015: “15 Things I Know Being the Parent of a Child with Autism”

Chick Lit Plus on January 14, 2015: “New Book Releases: January 2015”

2014:

The Family Legacy Center on December 10, 2014: The Tradition of Visiting Santa”

Chick Lit Plus on December 3, 2104: “New Releases: December 2014”

My Forsyth Shines on October 24, 2014: “Senator Visits Local Middle School”

Chick Lit Plus on October 8, 2014: “New Book Releases: October 2014”

Finding Ninee: Our Land Series on October 7, 2014: The Little Bus”

The Family Legacy Center on October 6, 2014: “Family Dinners”

Undiagnosed But Okay on September 22, 2015: “My Challenge”

Chick Lit Plus on September 2, 2014: “New Book Releases: September 2014”

The Family Legacy Center on August 11, 2014: “Traditions

Chick Lit Plus on August 7, 2014: “New Book Releases: August 2014”

Chick Lit Plus on July 11, 2014: “July New Book Releases”

Chick Lit Plus on June 4, 2015: “New Book Releases June 2014”

HuffPost Parents on June 9, 2014: “Nuggets of Wisdom form an Unconventional Father”

HuffPost Women on May 27, 2013: “My Girls”

The HuffPost Parents & HuffPost Travel (ran in both sections) on May 21, 2014: “13 Benefits and Reward of Being a Road Warrior”

Chick Lit Plus on May 13, 2014: “New Book releases: May 2014”

The front page of the HuffPost Parents on April 24, 2014: “15 Thing I’m Aware of as the Mother of a Son with Autism”

Chick Lit Plus on April 10, 2014: “April New Book Releases”

My Forsyth Shines on March 22, 2014: “Celebrating Exceptional Children’s Week”

The front page of the HuffPost Parents on March 7, 2014: “To the Manager at California Pizza Kitchen”

Scary Mommy on March 9, 2015: “Travel Guide for Parents: 10 Things to do in Atlanta With Kids”

Chick Lit Plus on March 4, 2014: “New Book Releases: March 2014”

The Family Legacy Center on March 3, 2014: “Guest Post: Legacy”

Chick Lit Plus on February 4, 2014: “New Book Releases: February 2014”

Chick Lit Plus on January 4, 2014:January 2014 New Releases”

2013:

Chick Lit Plus on December 9, 2013: “December 2013 New Releases”

Chick Lit Plus on November 13, 2013: “New Book Releases: November 2013”

Chick Lit Plus on November 1, 2013: “The Grief of Glee”

Chick Lit Plus on October 14, 2015: October 2013 New Releases”

Chick Lit Plus on September 24, 2103: “TV Watch: Returning Fall Favorites”

Chick Lit Plus on September 12, 2013: “New Fall TV Shows”

Chick Lit Plus on September 4, 2013: “September 2013 New Releases”

Chick Lit Plus on August 8, 2013: “New Releases August 2013”


Book Reviews

2016:

Chick Lit Plus on June 2, 2016: Book Review: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Chick Lit Plus on May 17, 2016: Book Review: The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews”

Chick Lit Plus on March 9, 2016: “Book Review: The Promise of Forgiveness”

2015:

Chick Lit Plus on November 4, 2015: “Book review: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts”

Chick Lit Plus on October 8, 2015: “Book Review: The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs”

Chick Lit Plus on August 11, 2015: “Book Review: Ms. Communictaions”

Chick Lit Plus on July 16, 2015: “Book Review: Killer Getaway”

Chick Lit Plus on July 7, 2015: “Book Review: Maybe In Another Life”

Chick Lit Plus on June 3, 2015: Book Review: It’s You by Jane Porter”

Chick Lit Plus on June 2, 2015: “Book Review: Sweet Forgiveness”

Chick Lit Plus on May 19, 2015: Book Review: Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews”

Chick Lit Plus on May 14, 2015: “Book Review: The House of Hawthorne”

Chick Lit Plus on April 14, 2015: “Book Review: I Don’t Have a Happy Place”

Chick Lit Plus on February 5, 2015: “Book Review: Secrets of a Charmed Life”

Chick Lit Plus on January 9, 2015: “Book Review: Killer Wasps”

2014:

Chick Lit Plus on November 5, 2014:Book Review: Find Me I’m Yours”

Chick Lit Plus on September 23, 2014 “Book Review: A Hundred Pieces of Me”

Chick Lit Plus on September 20, 2014 “Book Review: My Other Ex”

Chick Lit Plus on July 16, 2014: “Book Review: After I Do”

Chick Lit Plus on June 24, 2014: “Book Review: The Stories We Tell by Patti Callahan Henry”

Chick Lit Plus on June 11, 2014: “Book Review: Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews”

Chick Lit Plus on June 5, 2014: “Book Review: The Never Never Sisters”

Chick Lit Central on April 9, 2014: “Guest Book Review: We’ll Always Have Paris”

Chick Lit Plus on February 19: “Book Review: Lost Lake”

Chick Lit Plus on January 3, 2014: “Book Review: How to Survive Your Sisters”

2013:

Chick Lit Central on November 26, 2013: “Guest Book Review: Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews”

Chick Lit Plus on September 20, 2013: Book Review: The Partner Track”

Chick Lit Plus on August 27, 2013: “Book Review: While We Were Watching Downton Abbey”

Chick Lit Plus on July 8, 2013: “Book Review: Sweet Nothings”

Chick Lit Central on May 13, 2013: “Guest Book Review: Grace Grows by Shelle Sumners”

Chick Lit Central on March 10, 2013: “Guest Book Review: Unmasking Maya by Libby Mercer”

Chick Lit Central on April 4, 2013: “Guest Book Review: Spy in a Little Black Dress”

Chick Lit Central The Blog on February 24, 2013: Guest Book Review: Strawberry Wine”

Chick Lit Central the Blog On February 1, 2013: “Guest Book Review: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes”

2012:

Chick Lit Central The Blog on December 16, 2012: Guest Book Review: With Love At Christmas”

Chick Lit Central The Blog on October 29, 2012: “Guest Book Review: The Ex-Debutante”

Chick Lit Central The Blog on August 9, 2012: “Guest Book Review: The Pioneer Woman”


Interviews

2015:

The HerStories Project on August 26, 2015: “Meet Or New Assistant Editor: Allie Smith”

2014:

The Family Legacy Center Magazine Fall 2014 (pages 8&9): “Mother, Wife, Friend, Writer, Blogger…”

The Forsyth Herald on April 30, 2014: Pumpkin Patch Gets $5K Boost”

11 Alive News on April 23, 2014: Interviewed on the 6:00 O’clock News regarding my HuffPost Article, “To the Manager at California Pizza Kitchen.”