creative nonfiction

My nonfiction writing has been featured in literary and newsstand publications, shortlisted for literary awards and curated on Medium. As a writer and teacher, I explore the beauty and mystery of the human experience, illuminating life's chance encounters, deep losses and shared connections.

Boston Globe Magazine

Sitting with a Soldier

A story of connection between strangers on the way home, this piece first appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine and was later reprinted in Reader's Digest. (To read, click title.)

After We Are Broken

The Quotable

What if what brings us together is not what we think? This literary essay explores the mystery of letting go of what we know for what might come after loss. (To read, click title.)

Called to Motherhood

Three Minus One

One of the stories featured as a ray of hope and healing in the She Writes Press anthology inspired by the movie Return to Zero with Minnie Driver. (Available at Barnes & Noble.)

Filling the Shoes

P.S. I Love You

The story of a marriage that almost wasn't and what it became on the courage of a vow. Published in P.S. I Love You and a curated Medium selection. (To read, click title.)