: About Me

Anastasia has been a journalist for almost eight years. She considers herself a feature writer, though also writes straight news stories. Anastasia first began writing for a daily newspaper in central Pennsylvania—everything from religion, education and entertainment to local politics, sports and military.

While working for the daily paper, she was the education, community life and religion editors, laying out those special sections as well as writing articles for them and also taking photos when the photographer was not available.

Today, Anastasia writes for a small weekly paper and two weekly military papers as well as being the main feature writer for all special sections within those publications.

She has begun doing research for her first novel—a historical fiction book based on the real life story of a man who was captured  in Charleston South Carolina during the Revolutionary War, placed on a prison ship and transported to St. Augustine, Florida.

Anastasia finds people to be truly interesting and well worth writing about. Her writing motto is: Everyone has a great story; they just need someone to really listen.

My passion is ...

People

I know too much about ...

trying to stay on the straight and narrow but constantly going down other paths.

My parents always told me ...

the decision is yours.

My childhood ambition ...

to own a horse and become a writer.

My favorite memory ...

my best memories are the times I've had my family members in my arms.

Why I write ...

because I can express myself better; it gives me time to think about what I want to say. I write because I can't help it.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm reading Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Crazy Love by Francis Chan, unChristian by David Kinnaman and Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala. I watch Lost, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, House, American Idol. I listen to 70s music, Josh Groban, IL Divo, Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Selah, Kari Jobe and many others.

My first job ...

My very first job was babysitting, but my first job as a teenager was as a cashier in grocery store.

My best moment ...

When I turned my heart over to God.

My inspiration ...

Three entities inspire me to greater heights; my God, my brother Scott and my friend Craig.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: If you could have a one-hour interview with any human being past or present, who would it be?

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If I could talk with anyone for one hour, I'd talk to the little girl I killed when I was 17, my daughter, whom I've named Jennifer. I aborted her. I'd want her to know how sorry I am for what I did, that I was acting selfishly, certainly not thinking of her as a human being, a baby conceived, a little girl whose life God had a plan for. But you see, God wasn't a part of my life then, any more than giving first thought to the child who's mother I was. I believe Jennifer would have many questions for me, and though it would be the most difficult interview I would ever go through, I am confi...

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