Published Works

I write both fiction and nonfiction for children, as well as poetry for both children and adults. Some of my adult poems are about nursing.

Books

Blizzard

Christmas Eve Blizzard
(Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2005 HC/2010 Paperback)

2005 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award Finalist
2006 Carol D. Reiser Book Award Finalist

Magazines

  • “Anna Goes on Vacation,” Ladybug (forthcoming)
  • “My Favorite Fruit? The Olive!” (reprint), Peoples Publishing Group, 2009
  • “Finding the Robin’s Nest,” Highlights for Children, March 2009
  • “My Favorite Fruit? The Olive!” (reprint), Harcourt and the Oregon Department of Education, 2008
  • “Nature’s Clean-up Crew,” Spider, October 2007
  • “A Bird With Eight Legs,” My Friend, 2007 (re-titled “Seeing is Believing”)
  • “My Favorite Fruit? The Olive!” (reprint), Beck Evaluation & Testing, 2007
  • “My Favorite Fruit? The Olive!” (reprint), CTB/McGraw-Hill, 2006
  • “Flying Fruit?” Ladybug, July 2006 — Received a Letter of Merit for Nonfiction in the SCBWI 2006 Magazine Merit Award
  • “Celebrate Greek Easter,” Highlights for Children, April 2006
  • “A-Ha! A Haiku,” AppleSeeds, January 2006
  • “When the Circus Comes to Town,” Ladybug, October 2005
  • “Grandpa’s Tulips,” Guide, 2005
  • “Phillydia’s Perfect Pig Party,” My Friend, 2005
  • “A Visit from Sam,” Story Friends, 2005
  • “My Favorite Fruit? The Olive!” Highlights for Children, March 2005
  • “Brave Sophie,” Story Friends, 2005
  • “Easter—The Greek Way,” Highlights for Children, April 2003
  • “Raymond’s Frog,” (reprint), Story Friends, 2003
  • “Summer Camp Bully,” Guide, 2002
  • “Lunch at Emma’s,” Story Friends, 2001
  • “Cats Don’t Eat Carrots,” Turtle, 1996
  • “Swimming for Tennis Shoes,” Primary Treasure, 1995
  • “The Woodpecker I Met Right Outside My Window,” Kidspace in the Christian Science Monitor, 1995
  • “The New Coat,” Wonder Time, 1995
  • “The Flying Lesson,” Primary Treasure, 1994
  • “Raymond’s Frog,” Primary Treasure, 1993

Poetry

  • “Bedtime,” Jack and Jill (holding)
  • “leaf frozen…” a handful of stones, December 2010
  • “spring morning…” Berry Blue Haiku, June 2010
  • ” cicada shell…” a handful of stones, May 2010
  • “sparrow’s nest in the birch…” a handful of stones, May 2010
  • “early blooms…” a handful of stones, April 2010
  • “in the bare branch…” a handful of stones, April 2010
  • “broken fence…” a handful of stones, March 2010
  • “swallowtail hurriedly sampling…” a handful of stones, March 2010
  • “months after the funeral…” a handful of stones, March 2010
  • “ignoring the stop sign…” a handful of stones, February 2010
  • “She Wants to be a Nurse,” in A Call to Nursing, (Kaplan Publishing), 2009
  • “sparrows suddenly silent . . .” in Loose Change (Haiku Society Anthology), 2005
  • “sun after the rain storm . . .” Modern Haiku, 2005
  • “Dinner Break,” American Journal of Nursing, March 2004
  • “Nursing 101, Pediatric Rotation,” in the essay “Nursing 101: A Plea for Nursing Humanities,” by Cortney Davis, for the Literature and Medicine column in the ASBH Exchange from the American Society for Bioethics and Healthcare, July 2003
  • “Nursing 101, Pediatric Rotation,” in Intensive Care: More Poetry and Prose by Nurses, (University of Iowa Press), 2003
  • “Matins, 5AM,” Christian Science Monitor 2002 Calendar, 2002
  • “September,” Christian Science Monitor 2002 Calendar, 2002
  • “Five Crows,” Whole Notes, 2001
  • “Matins, 5AM,” Poem of the Month (April), The Face and Place of Poetry http://www.csmonitor.com, 2000
  • “On the Cusp of Winter,” The Country and Abroad, 2000
  • “A Room of One’s Own,” The Country and Abroad, 2000
  • “September,” Christian Science Monitor, 2000
  • “forsythia canes . . .” SxSE, 2000
  • “redpoll . . .” in The Thin Curve, (Red Moon Press), 2000
  • “Matins, 5AM,” Christian Science Monitor, 2000
  • “Evensong,” Christian Science Monitor, 2000
  • “out early . . .” frogpond, 2000
  • “Elegy,” White Heron, 2000
  • “sparrows . . .” frogpond, 1999
  • “Pedagogy,” Whole Notes, 1999
  • “redpoll . . .” frogpond, 1999
  • “violets freckle the grass . . .” Christian Science Monitor, 1999
  • “summer dusk . . .” in Light and Shadow (Haiku Society Anthology), 1998
  • “Meditation,” Connecticut River Review, 1998
  • “evening grosbeaks . . .” Christian Science Monitor, 1998
  • “butterfly deep . . .” Christian Science Monitor, 1998
  • “Persephone’s Lament,” Christian Science Monitor, 1998
  • “robin in bare apple tree . . .” Christian Science Monitor, 1998
  • “Reunion,” Calliope, 1997
  • “february snow . . .” Christian Science Monitor, 1997
  • “spring morning . . .” Christian Science Monitor, 1997
  • “Only Child,” Whole Notes, 1997
  • “The Heirloom,” Comstock Review, 1997
  • “summer dusk . . .” Modern Haiku, 1997
  • “The Introduction,” Christian Science Monitor, 1997
  • “my footprints in the snow . . .” Woodnotes, 1997
  • “december dawn . . .” frogpond, 1996
  • “october morning . . .” Nor’Easter, 1996
  • “picking apples at the farm . . .” Nor’Easter, 1996
  • “first frost . . .” Christian Science Monitor, 1996
  • “Chickory on Rt. 199,” The Litchfield County Times, 1996
  • “Playmates,” The Litchfield County Times, 1996
  • “Lightning . . .” Modern Haiku, 1996
  • “Sweet Dreams,” Christian Science Monitor, 1996
  • “The Dove,” Christian Science Monitor, 1996
  • “Confidence,” Christian Science Monitor, 1996
  • “Greek Holiday,” Christian Science Monitor, 1996

Essays

  • “How Do You Build a Story?” Institute of Children’s Literature, 2004
  • “In Praise of Stubborness,” Once Upon A Time, 1997
  • “All the Wonders of the World,” Christian Science Monitor, 1995
  • “Perils of Nature in Spring,” Christian Science Monitor, 1995
  • “My Father’s Daughter,” Christian Science Monitor, 1995
  • “The Garden,” Christian Science Monitor, 1994
  • “Third Grade Was a Very Good Year,” Once Upon A Time, 1993
  • “Requital,” ByLine, 1993