Professional Credits
(Publication is the Tooele Transcript Bulletin, unless otherwise specified)
1/22/13 – The Buckaroo Balladeers
1/3/13 – Something old, something new
1/8/13 – So long, farewell, to Stowe Family Music
12/24/12 – Society had no need for fear this Christmas
11/27/12 – Curbside recycling program can’t spread fast enough
9/25/12 – Conquering mountains
9/4/12 – Axing economic development will likely hurt small business
8/30/12 – From Court to Corral
8/21/12 – Positive attitude is key to great school experience
8/7/12 – Give school district’s tax hike a chance
7/26/12 – Trucking into competition
7/24/12 – Merchants must provide motivation to shop local
7/12/12 – Making masterpieces
7/10/12 – Grantsville City needs to aim for one race next year
6/26/12 – Obama’s melodramatic shtick grows tiresome
6/12/12 – Schools need less restrictive parental observation policy
6/7/12 – A hat for every occasion
5/29/12 – All high schools need a scholarship coordinator
5/22/12 – The business of beekeeping
5/15/12 – Morality has become America’s whipping boy
5/1/12 – County needs more boredom busters for kids and adults
May 2012 – Started my business, Treasured Stories, a memoir writing service
4/17/12 – Republican Party upholds values important to women
4/3/12 – Keeping miners safe
4/3/12 – Obamacare promotes freeloading, discourages personal responsibility
3/6/12 – Lengthening abortion wait makes sense for women
Feb 2012 Against the Wind, Tooele County Magazine
2/23/12 – Tales from the lunchroom
2/21/12 – House bill 49 will protect law-abiding gun owners
2/7/12 – Public can provide part of solution to online piracy
1/24/12 – Smoke shop ordinances make perfect sense
1/17/12 – Faith & Family
1/10/12 – University should relax and take after Mia Love
2011 – First Place, Op-Ed/Column, Utah Society of Professional Journalists
12/27/11 – Cell phone ban is an idea whose time has passed
12/13/11 – Freedom from religion should never replace freedom of religion, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
12/8/11 – Foremost in 4-H, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
11/29/11 – Citizen journalism can be as good as paid journalism, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
11/22/11 – A World View, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
11/15/11 – Making a case for early Christmas music, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
11/8/11 – Teacher plus parental involvement equals math proficiency, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
10/25/11 – Occupy Wall Street ‘protest’ is waste of time, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
10/18/11 – Aerial Acrobatics, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
10/11/11 – Still Waiting for America’s first woman president, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
9/27/11 – A College Degree Still Worth it Despite Job Shortage, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
9/22/11 – Precious Cargo, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
9/13/11 – Parents need to remember that it’s just a game for kids, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
8/30/11 – Anti-alcohol messages deserve praise locally, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
8/18/11 – Like a Mountain Man, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
8/16/11 – Fundraising frenzies often leave residents fatigued, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
8/2/11 – Empowering Girls Means Getting Them Outdoors, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
7/21/11 – Teenage Pregnancy Reality Is All Around Us, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
7/5/11 – Decreasing Homework Not Necessarily the Solution, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
6/21/11 – Religious Convictions Still Matter In Politics, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
6/12/11 – From limelight to Christ’s Light, Deseret News
6/7/11 – The Drive to Live, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
6/7/11 – Fight For Your Right to Keep Video Games at Bay, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
5/23/11 – Joke of Immigration Policy Makes Donkey of U.S., Tooele Transcript Bulletin
5/10/11 – Deployment Should Not Be a Time For a Photo-op, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
5/2/11 – I wrote a new song, Heroes With a Heart
4/28/11 – Opera House Carbon Copy, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
4/26/11 – Kindness to Animals Means Having Them Fixed, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
4/23/11 – I wrote a new song, You Gave It Your Best
4/12/11 – Op-ed: “Books, Like Entertainment, Need Warning Labels,” Tooele Transcript Bulletin
3/29/11 – Started writing for the Tooele Transcript Bulletin. My op-ed piece “Seeing Past Color is the Best Recognition of All” ran today.
2/28/11 – I wrote a new song, Beauty In You
1/28/11 – Finished the second draft of my historical novel Blemish. Click here to see what inspired the story.
12/4/10 – Finished the first draft of my historical novel Blemish
8/2010 – Got a request for the full manuscript of Ghost Moon Night from big-name Agent
8/12/10 – Won honorable mention for my short story Holiday Hiccups in the Spring Women-On-Writing Flash Fiction contest
7/9/10 – Man’s Love For the Stars is Out of This World, Deseret News
4/8/10 – I guest posted on The Guide to Literary Agents editor’s blog: Tips on Writing Middle Grade
2/14/10 – I wrote a new song, You’re Lyric To My Melody
12/26/09 – Room in Home, Hearts For Children, Deseret News
11/13/09 – My post on my family is featured on mormonwoman.org
10/04/09 – Quit my rock band, but will keep performing solo
10/01/09 – Performed at Oktoberfest with my rock band
9/16/09 – Disaster Drill Involves Hundreds, Deseret News
8/1/09 – My debut performance as the lead singer of a rock band
6/26/09 – Town Helps Keep Man On Track, Deseret News
June 2009 – I wrote about Philippine’s historical Fort Santiago, in Dungeons and Dragoons, Filipinas Magazine
6/6/09 – Utah Veterans Remember D-Day, Deseret News
5/29/09 – Superbike ‘City’ Races Into Tooele, Deseret News
5/15/09 – Hybrid Car Debuts This Weekend, Deseret News
4/25/09 – The first chapter to my historical novel Girl From Gurian wins third place (historical fiction category) in the LDStorymakers Conference First Chapter Contest
3/18/09 – My article, Town Tradition Bridges Old, New, appears in the Deseret News. I am now officially
a correspondent for the paper.
3/17/09 – I joined a local rock band that covers classic rock songs as its lead singer. I will be posting my adventures on my Red Rocks blog.
2/3/09 – Pink Ink is the featured blog on SITS, or The Secret is in the Sauce
1/7/09 – Began querying agents about the revised manuscript of my YA historical fantasy Ghost Moon Night, set in 1950s Philippines
12/25/08 – My short story Holiday Hiccups wins honorable mention in our local paper’s holiday writing contest.
10/6/08 – My blog, “Pink Ink”, is featured this week on the “Saucy Blog” list on SITS, or The Secret is in the Sauce
10/2/08 – My essay, Gossip Magazines: Harmless Fun? appears in the Deseret News
March 2008 – The first chapter to my horror novel Ghost Moon Night wins first place in the LDS Storymakers Conference first-chapter (mystery-suspense division) contest
Feb 2008 – A Family History in Cuyo, travel essay in Filipinas Magazine
November 2007 – “Won” at NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month (I wrote a 50k- word YA historical romance called “Girl From Gurian” in 30 days) 
March 2007 – The first chapter to my historical novel Spanish Exile wins first place in the LDS Storymakers Conference first-chapter (mystery/suspense) contest
December 2000 – Tale of Two Cities (Original title “Same Name, Worlds Apart”), Philippine News
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