A Private History of Deviled Eggs (Essay)
Honorable Mention, Alex Albright Nonfiction Prize
North Carolina Literary Review, Winter 2023 Issue
Lend a Hand in the New Year! How to Help Others Even If You Have M.S. (Article)
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., January 3, 2023
Modern Conveniences (Humor)
Pinestraw Magazine, December 2022

How to Host a Holiday Party with Style (Article)
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., November 28, 2022
Chop, Chop! Prep Now for Easier Holiday Cooking (Article)
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., November 17, 2022
“Making Bread and Butter Pickles” (Poem)
Kakalak, November 2022
My ‘Haunted’ Lamp: Murder, Mystery and Remodeling (Podcast)
PenDust Radio, October 6, 2022
A New Shade of Me (Essay)
Sasee Magazine, October 1, 2022
Take Time Out for Self-Care with M.S. (Article/Essay)
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., September 30, 2022
Fugitive in the Woods (Essay).
Editors’ Pick, Solstice Literary Magazine Summer 2022 Nonfiction Contest, August 3, 2022
Passion and Perseverance Paved the Way for Award-Winning Poet & Writer Ruth Moose
Women on Writing, July 26, 2022. (Interview).
I Love My ‘Teachur’
Carolina Country, July 2022. (Essay).
M.S. Can’t Stop Me From Gardening
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., May 19, 2022 (Essay).
How Sewing Enriched My Quality of Life While Living with M.S.
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., May 16, 2022 (Essay).

A Former Pollyanna Learns the Value of Critical Feedback
Poets & Writers, March-April, 2022 (Craft Essay).
COVID Made Millions Quit Their Jobs. Many Probably Should’ve Stayed Put Longer.
NBC THINK, January 25, 2022 (Opinion Essay).

Interview with Susan Shapiro, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Book Bible, December 28, 2021, Women on Writing (Article).

What Growing My Own Food Taught Me About Living Intentionally While Navigating M.S.
Healthline, November 29, 2021 (Essay).
How To Preserve and Share Grandma’s Recipes, Wired, November 23, 2021 (Article)
Lost in the Weeds: In Praise of Wild Things in the Garden and in Writing, Poets & Writers, September-October, 2021, (Craft Essay).
Christina Applegate is Right; M.S. is a Strange Journey. The Independent, August 11, 2021 (Opinion Essay)
One in Ten Thousand Bees. Carve Magazine, Summer Issue, 2021. (Essay)
How the Pandemic Helped Me Disclose My Multiple Sclerosis. Rooted in Rights, July 9, 2021. (Essay)
Want a Truly Unique Name for Your Little Angel?
Check out “The Big Book of Baby Names from Beowulf!” Widget, July 6, 2021. (Humor).
How to Safely Stay Connected When You Travel. Wired, June 2021. (Article).
How I Walked Away from Work at 49. Real Simple, June 2021 (Essay).

Butterfly Lexicon. O. Henry Magazine, June 2021 (Poem).

Love by Mail: 5 Easy DIY Gifts for Mother’s Day. Carolina Woman, April 2021 (Article).

Move Your Head: A Lesson in Conquering Doubt and Worry. Rooted in Rights, April 2021 (Essay).

A Reading of “Waiting for the Wood Thrush.” Charlotte Lit Poetry Celebration, Week 1. April 2021 (Poem).

The Pandemic Nearly Shuttered My Church. Tech Saved It. Wired, March 2021 (Article).

Safety Information for a New Marriage and Free Throw Evaluation. Permafrost, January 2021 (Two Essays).

Picking Up the Pieces of Glass: A Lesson in Speaking Up for Myself. Rooted in Rights, December 2020 (Essay).

Buster Gets a Bath O. Henry, July 2020 (Poem).

Of Needles and Kindness: My Filigree Heart, Solstice Literary Magazine, Finalist for the 2020 Michael Steinberg Nonfiction Prize, July 2020 (Essay).
A Writer with Multiple Sclerosis Finds Gratitude with an Antique Typewriter. Rooted in Rights, April 2020 (Essay).
Golden Delicious. Winner of the 2019 Starving Writer Contest by Franklin County Arts Council’s Writers Guild, December 2019, (Short Story).
Kitchen Sink Granola Bars: A Soul-Satisfying Crunch. The Rumpus, December 2019 (Essay).
Pulling up the Wild Blackberry Bushes. O. Henry, July 2019 (Poem).
Running with the Bulls, The Hardball Times, 2019 (Short Story).
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