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Writing for children is my main passion. I have a novel coming out soon for 8-12 year-olds about an Internet predator. I am seeking publication on another manuscript for that age and am working on a novel for young adults. My short fiction has appeared online

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Babies (Other) Bonding: Women and babies: 1 of 8

I scanned through the articles in the morning newspaper, eyes barely open, coffee cup in hand. Hold on.... Women delivering their babies in prison? Babies staying with their incarcerated mothers for 18 months, cared for in a prison nursery? I rubbed my eyes and double checked to see if I had misread there and found I hadn't....
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Recognizing God in everyday life: 10 of 18

I was about as sad as I'd ever been. Leaving was always so hard, but this time I felt especially hollowed out. My carry-on bag was suddenly way too heavy. I dragged it and myself down the aisle of the plane, looking for 17F. "Oh,! Excuse me. I think you're in my seat," I said. The woman smiled and nodded. She picked up her t...
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Tips for unlocking your creative potential: 8 of 14

You get an eery sense of it: a battered door slightly ajar, a flickering yellow light, a voice drifting from within, singing a soft, sad song... Are you curious and brave enough to go through that door? Will you open your mind, let the story come forth and be told? The human mind is way too complicated for most of us to unde...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: On turning 60 years old: 9 of 14

What I can't figure out is how I can be 60 now, when I was 21 only yesterday. Do I really have grown sons, daughter-in-laws? Have I truly been with the same man for 38 years? Am I actually a grandmother? I am, and I couldn't be happier about it all. I've been 60 since March. I had no idea how I would accept it, but it was as...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor What nurses do with newborn babies immediately after birth: 3 of 4

What nurses do with newborns right after birth Not long ago, the clich of "we do it this way, because we've always done it this way" was said with authority by many experienced nurses. Today's nurses find it as strange a concept as starched white caps and standing up when a doctor enters the area. When I go to work after tim...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Safety Should everyone have the right to be a parent?: 21 of 26

Delivery time! Nina Nursery Nurse hurries to the birthing center, wondering, hoping that the baby will be a vigorous, healthy one. Any new baby can take you by surprise. Nina knocks on the door and enters with an internal "yikes!" Oh, and, families can take you by surprise, too. I have seen families in need of a wardrobe con...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Developmental Stages Preemies: How to survive the NICU: 10 of 10

Babies, impossibly tiny, some so sick people run and jump through hoops of fire to keep them alive. Machines chime and beep. Strangers come and go, caring for a baby who should be safe in a mother's womb. Night comes. Parents go somewhere to sleep or cry. This is the NICU, an unexpected first home. Before the reality of it a...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor How to survive loss of a baby in NICU: 2 of 2

SURVIVING THE NICU: LOSS The telephone rang as we heard the dreaded overhead call of 'any pediatrician to Labor and Delivery stat!' Knowing this could be a very sick baby, the NICU snapped to attention. We turned on the warmer, notified Respiratory Therapy to stand by. Someone set up oxygen, another gathered our equipment an...