Links to Other Writings

Earth and the Great Sea Journal Blog

Writing, Reading and Living: Essays and Stories

In Writing Motherhood

Essays exploring themes of motherhood, race, adoption and family ties

NIB Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 

Contributor, Johns Hopkins University Press 

Voices Confronting Pediatric Brain Tumors  

Contributor, Johns Hopkins University Press

Terra Trevor (Page 29) Download this open-access collection

Huffington Post | HuffPost 

Contributor

Raven Chronicles: A Journal of Art, Literature and the Spoken Word 

Contributor

Yellow Medicine Review: A Journal of Indigenous Literature, Art, and Thought

Contributor

River, Blood, And Corn Literary Journal: A Community of Voices 

Founding Editor

News From Native California 

Contributor

Matador Network 

Contributor

Spirituality | Culture |Travel |Activism

Selected Essays

Race, Ethnicity and My Face

Santa Clara Review 

High Tide in the Redwoods: Memoir, Migration and This Wilderness in My Blood

Women Writers, Women's Books

Deciding To Live With Less and Other Minimalist Lessons Learned by Fire 

HuffPost

This article is part of HuffPost’s “Reclaim” campaign, an ongoing project 

spotlighting the world’s waste crisis and how we can begin to solve it.

10 places in the US where you can experience Native American cultures responsibly 

Matador Network

Columbus Day: It’s still important to challenge any recognition of Columbus Day 

Matador Network

Why Native-inspired Halloween costume devalues our Indigenous cultures 

Matador Network

What Thanksgiving Means To This Mixedblood American Indian 

Matador Network

Children of the Powwow: Changing the Way We See Native America

Thankfulness and Rewriting History

Huff Post

Thoughts On Adoption Motherhood, In Black, White And Technicolor 

HuffPost

An All American Korean American 4th of July 

HuffPost

When a Child Dies: Living With Loss, Healing With Hope 

EMK Press

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Prepping for the Day You Hope Never Arrives: Facing Cancer Recurrence 

Johns Hopkins University Press 

Rejecting cancer clichés that speak in terms of winning, or losing 

Candlelighters American Childhood Cancer Foundation

Contributing Writer

Adoption Today and Fostering Families Today

Feature Articles and Essays 2000-2015

Adoptive Families Magazine 

Feature Articles and Columnist 1995-2012