My Writing
Select published creative nonfiction.
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What It Feels Like to Find Out Your Boyfriend Is Married
Real Simple | August 25, 2026
“Over time, I allowed him into more intimate parts of my life. He vacationed with my friends, had dinner with my parents, and got to know my sons. Falling in love was easy.“ READ
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I Was Targeted By A Neighborhood Flasher. My Boyfriend Helped Me Feel Safe — Until I Learned His Secret.
HuffPost | January 5, 2026
"The creeper reemerged, this time riding his bike past my house in broad daylight and then U-turning to look directly into my kitchen window." READ
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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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