“I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.” – Henry Luce

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Jodi Picoult: Getting the Facts Right for Compelling Fiction

(Seattle PI)

Selected Journalism Awards

Society of Professional Journalists, Florida Chapter: Second place in Feature Writing, for a story examining the early days of the gay marriage debate (2004)

Sunshine State Awards: First place for stories examining the financial health of arts groups in Polk County, Florida

NOMINEE, 2005 PULITZER PRIZE IN JOURNALISM. Part of newsroom nomination for coverage of 2004 Florida hurricane season.

Advice on craft

"BRINging your memoir to life."Lovely County Citizen, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, April 2013.

"Using Sensory Details." Lovely County Citizen, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, April 2013.

Decision Nears on Navy Sonar that may Harm Whales, Dolphins

(The Associated Press)

Creative Writing

Querencia. Amoskeag Literary Journal, 2011. Winner of the 2011 SNHU-MFA Prose Prize, an annual award presented to the author of an outstanding piece of prose; this year was judged by bestselling author Craig Childs.

Adorable Portland BecKons. The Miami Herald.

In the CiTY Winner, seventh annual Flash Fiction competition, Stream Literary Journal.

A HEART IN LONDON. Winner of the Regent's College International Writing Competition, 1998. Regent's College, London.

Journalism

Storytelling in all forms is close to my heart. Before I turned my attention to fiction, I was a journalist, and I continue to write freelance magazine articles and travel stories today.

Here's a sampling of some of my favorite journalism features and a little more about my journalism and writing publications.

Digging around to Serve Up Clams

(The Boston Globe)

Rebecca Mahoney

Tradition Reaches End of Trail: Central Florida's

Last Cattle Drive (Orlando Sentinel)

Manuscript Editor & Writing Coach

Shortwave Hero Keeps Ears Open for a Chance to Help (Los Angeles Times)

Twins' Illness Puts Angels at their Doorstep (Los Angeles Times)

Life With 200 Cats: Woman battles fights county to change zoning regulations (Chicago Tribune)

Souhegan Valley: A Bedroom Community Awakens (Business NH Magazine)

Mother of HIV-Infected Boy Still Favors Ruling (Los Angeles Times)

Unique Reunion Helps One-Time Residents of Orphanage Heal (Los Angeles Times)

Victims of Christmas Twister Feel Abandoned (The Orlando Sentinel)

US Denies Disaster Aid for Red Tide in Massachusetts (The Boston Globe)

Abandoned Baby Law Saves Some, but Others Still Die (The Ledger, Lakeland, FL)

Camp Plants Seeds of Peace (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)

Is Londonderry the Next Pease?

(Business NH Magazine)