My columns and features appear often in The Oakland Press and several other daily newspapers in the MediaNews Group. My columns often run on Sundays in the Homefront section — in the print editions and online — and in the “Vitality” magazine supplement. You’ll find an archive of my previous Oakland Press columns and feature stories online here.
Throughout my career, I've worked as a book production editor, travel magazine editor, features writer, and weekly newspaper columnist.
My award-winning lifestyles features and essays have appeared in many national magazines and anthologies, including Newsweek, Reader's Digest, The Christian Science Monitor, Writer's Digest, Victoria, Better Homes & Gardens, Bella Grace, and more. My weekly Sunday "Life Lines" column ran for 14 years in The Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, MI) and won a First Place (Local Columns) award from the Michigan Press Association.
My essay collection, Writing Home, includes 93 previously published columns and essays focusing on parenthood and family life.