The San Diego Central Library has honored me as their Author of the Month for November 2019. The committee selects one author each month from hundreds of authors and highlights their book and all of the author’s accomplishments….
Read MoreIt is my supreme honor to announce that the Provost of UCSD, Eleanor Roosevelt College (my alma mater) asked me to give the commencement speech at the graduation ceremony! It was an incredible night…
Read MoreMy flash story called Fancy won second place in the Orange County Writers writing contest. What a fun honor since there were so many incredible entries. The prompt for the contest was to engage all the five senses. I had a lot of fun with this piece…
Read MoreI'm honored to announce that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments, just won a silver medal in the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards for best Autobiography/Memoir: Personal Struggle / Health Issues....
Read MoreI am truly honored to be a final nominee for a 2018 Women of Influence Award! The category I am a finalist for is the Author of Influence Award....
Read MoreExcited to share my interview on Women Lead Radio that aired on March 12 at 9 am (Pacific Time). Bethany Kelly interviewed me on her program, Amazing Authors and Brilliant Books. It was an absolute delight to be on her program and to share my story about healing from a mysterious illness....
Read MoreExcited to announce that I was interviewed on Author / Author by Sven Michael Davison. This is Part 3. We talked about marketing a memoir and the path to publication....
Read MoreI'm delighted that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing, is part of the 2018 San Diego Local Author Showcase. The Local Author Program, now on its 52nd year, brings exposure to local talent, nurtures the pursuit of the writing arts in San Diego and gives local authors a place to exhibit their books....
Read MoreMy poem, she gave UP, was selected to be part of the 2017, 9th annual anthology of Poetry and Art by the Escondido Arts Partnership and Municipal Gallery. What an honor to be among such talented poets. The competition was designed around the idea....
Read MoreExcited to announce that I was interviewed on Author / Author by Sven Michael Davison. This is Part 2. We talked about how meditation helps with both my writing and with my healing....
Read MoreWhat an honor that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments, was a Semi-Finalist in the prestigious William Faulkner - William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. It is such an exciting feeling that my book placed in this fierce competition among such talented writers....
Read MoreExcited to be a guest on the Writer's Edge Radio Show on the Fishbowl Radio Network Friday, November 24 at 2 p.m. Pacific time. Would love to have you tune in....
Read MoreI am excited that my article on Healing as a Continuing Process was published on LymeDisease.org. I discuss my long-term illness and the challenges people who are undiagnosed face. I also address the difficulties and ambiguity that are prevalent even when a diagnosis of Lyme disease is reached....
Read MoreExited to announce that I was interviewed on Author / Author by Sven Michael Davison. We talked about my memoir and some behind the scenes moments of my writing and healing journey....
Read MoreTruly Alive Magazine interviewed me about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing....
Read MoreI am honored to be one of the 11 winners of the 2017 San Diego Memoir Showcase. My piece, The Lift, was performed on stage at the beautiful North Coast Repertory Theater in Solana Beach....
Read MoreHappy to announce that I was interviewed about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments....
Read MoreDelighted to announce that I was interviewed about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments....
Read MoreI am delighted to announce that my short story, Diet Craze, has been honored by being published in the 2017 San Diego Writers Ink Anthology....
Read MoreI am beyond excited to announce that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments, is a 2017 San Diego Book Awards winner....
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