My Writing
Select published creative nonfiction
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This Woman Discovered Her Boyfriend Had a Wife. What She Did Next May Surprise You
Oprah Daily · July 8, 2022
“Our strange, intimately shared experience of being loved and deceived by the same man has spawned a friendship of sorts—one with zero judgment.” READ
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I Traded in a Perky Married Name to Be Myself Again
Indy Maven · May 6, 2021
One woman shares why reclaiming her name changed way more than just her signature. READ
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How Christel House Is Keeping Its Founder’s Vision Alive
Indianapolis Monthly · Mar 14, 2021
Christel DeHaan built her schools like businesses so they could thrive as nonprofits, helping them survive an inevitable hardship: her recent death. READ
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Planting My Flag
Indianapolis Monthly · Jan 9, 2020
When I married into a prominent local family, I assumed it would become just a minor part of my identity. Now that my marriage has ended, I realize I was wrong. READ
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Hamilton County Begins To Reconcile A Shameful Klan Past
Indianapolis Monthly · Jun 11, 2020
How Ku Klux Klan membership cards from the 1920s remained out of sight for almost 100 years. READ
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Abbi Merriss: The Course Instructor
Indianapolis Monthly · Oct 8, 2019
Bluebeard chef Abbi Merriss opened Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie in Windsor Park. It might be the place that finally takes her from James Beard Award nominee to James Beard winner. READ
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Confessions Of A Free-Range Parent
Indianapolis Monthly · Nov 28, 2016
How a letter to Santa—and a visit from the department of child services—reinforced this mother's approach to free-range parenting. READ
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