Writing
Fiction
YA Novel
Complete
Mena's Voice
Mena’s Voice tells the story of how a 14-year-old girl grows her confidence and discovers her own voice by temporarily being transformed into a great-tailed grackle. Planned sequels are Boys of a Feather and The End of Magic.
Middle School Novel
Complete
The Falling
The Falling is the story of a twin brother and sister, Jessica and James, who move with their parents to the Midwest. They encounter the ghost of a young girl in their new home, and learn in the process about prejudice, envy, and the dangers of both.
Collection of Stories
Three Olive Lunch
This collection of stories share one thing: the human experience of coping with change, whether expected or unexpected. People deal with the events of their lives in different ways, often ways that surprise them.
Adult Novella
In Process
Ruth-n-Hill
Ruth-n-Hill is a novella about an aging lesbian couple who, having witnessed a crime while on vacation, struggle with the moral responsibility of exposing the criminal despite the danger it could bring to their lives. How they change over the course of their dilemma and the decision they have to make is central.
Adult Short Story
Complete
Cora
Cora is a short story set in the 1950s in rural Pennsylvania. It explores the impact of disappointment and the challenges a woman must overcome to change her life in the face of a conformist society.
Poetry
Compilation
Lovers and Other Errors
Lovers and Other Errors is a collection of poems that spans 50 years. It is organized into several sections which are topical chapbooks of their own.
Chapbook
Growing up in South Beach
Growing Up in South Beach is a chapbook covering the historical Miami Beach, with an emphasis on pre-civil rights segregation and refugees from Castro’s Cuba, all from the perspective of a young Jewish girl.
Chapbook
Body Parts
Body Parts is a chapbook of poems that metaphorically dissect the human body to explore current society, politics, and love.
Alphabet book
ABC Whimsy
ABC Whimsy: Alphabet Animal Verses for the Child in Each of Us is an alphabet book designed for parents and children. One parent stated that the verse “is Ogden Nash meets Edward Gorey, in the 21st century.”
Non-Fiction
Compilation
Small Change: Essays on Navigating Change in Our Lives and Work
A collection of short essays covering issues and challenges related to change in our professional and personal lives. It explores how these areas impact each other and how you can address them.