CHILDREN'S BOOKS

The Pearl Inside

Originally published as a short story. Twelve-year-old Nami longs to become an ama, diving for treasures in the ocean. But her Mother won't let her, she says it's too dangerous. What will Nami do? Published by Library for All. Illustrated by  Ying-Fang Shen. Available through major online booksellers.

Cubbie, the Mackinac Island Bear

Picture book co-written with Heather Meloche. The book is based on the true story of the only black bear to ever live on Mackinac Island. 2010. Illustrated by Janet Angeli Sandow. Available at The Island Bookstore, Mackinac Island, Michigan.

The Clubhouse Conundrum 

Picture book co-written with Heather Meloche and Kate Pranger for the local chapter of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The book uses a fictional short story to highlight the “green” renovations completed on the sisters' motherhouse including a gray-water recycling system and geothermal heating and cooling. 2009. Illustrated by Andrea Kowch.

 CHILDREN'S SHORT STORIES FOR MAGAZINES

"The Pearl Inside" serialized short story appeared in three issues of  CRICKET Magazine, 2018.

"The Squeaky Duck Mystery" short story appeared in SPIDER Magazine, November 2006.

"Princess Lily and the Dragon of Snovia" short story appeared in SPIDER Magazine, February 2003

ADULT

 Coming Fall 2022: "The View" appearing in Sterling Script, A Local Author Collection.

"Rescuing Pencils in Peril" a short story appearing in the children's writer's magazine ONCE UPON A TIME, Spring 2009.