Books Published
The Report Card: The Savvy Family’s Guide to Chicago High School
2003
The Chicago High Schools Report Card: A Guide to Finding the Right School for Your Child
2006- second edition
Internet Publishing
Blog: amoxiegirl.com website
Personal anecdotes, observations and travels presented in an upbeat, witty style.
September 2016 – present
Magazine Articles
Georgetown View, My Jarrell, and Liberty Hill Digest
With a readership of almost 300,000, these monthly magazines celebrate their Texas towns by featuring stories for and about their people.
Feature Profile
August 2021: “Sun City Artist Getting His Point Across”
September 2021: “ChurchLunch Feeds Students’ Hearts and Souls”
September 2021: “Medicare Donut Hole: Digesting the Facts”
October 2021: “Pulling More Than Rabbits Out of His Hat”
November 2021: “Twenty Years and Still Glittering”
December 2021: “Sun City’s Unsung Heroes”
February 2022: “Fine Tuning a Community Band”
February 2022: “A Noteworth Reminder of or Community’s Past”
March 2022: “Key Clubs Unlock Teens’ Motivation”
May 2022: “Balancing the Hard Facts with a Soft Sell”
May 2022: “Joyful Living- More Than Just a Company Name”
May 2022 – Feature: Linda A Thornton
June 2022 : “A Lesson in Community Spirit”
June 2022: “Doing Your Homework on Education”
July 2022: “Applauding Seniors’ Second Act”
July 2022: “Options for Living Your Best Life”
August 2022: “When Fortune Smiles”
August 2022: “Pooch Perfect Georgetown”
September 2022: “Guided by Grace, BIG Embraces its Future”
September 2022: “! Idea + 2 Businessmen = New Area School”
December 2022: “In Salado, Cowboys and Christmas are Celebrated Together”
December 2022: “In Front of the Camera; Professional Tips to Capture a Special Day”
January 2023: “Georgetown Health Foundation”
January 2023: “Liberty Tavern Serving up Cuisine and Culture”
Home Improvement Issue 2023: “Austin Window Fashions Measures Success One Customer” At A Time”
Home Improvement Issue 2023: “Paradigm Commercial: Shifting Visions to Reality”
March/April 2023: Life Skills: “Teens Learning to Navigate the Real World”
May 2023: “Balancing Life and Scaffolding For Arts Sake”
May 2023: “Jarrell Fire and Rescue: Facing Every Day’s Challenges Together”
June 2023: “Liberty Hill: Thinking Big for Education”
June 2023: “A Vibrant Venue: The Jarrell American Legion: Working to Promote Community Spirit”
August 2023: Holy Trinity Church’s Annual; Bazaar: The Centerpiece of Corn Hill
August 2023: “Serving Those Who Serve Others”
September 2023: “New Superintendent Aims to Put Students in the Spotlight”
September 2023: “There’s No Place Like Home for Jarrell’s New City Manager
November 2023: “Kiwanis Sun City Georgetown Focused on Kids and Community”
November 2023: “Texas Talk: Famous Slogans and their Stories”
January 2024: “The Original Round Top Antiques Fair”
January 2024: “Pickleball is Serving Up Excitement to All Ages”
March 2024: “What Makes Texas Texas: Farm to Market Roads”
April 2024: “Emerson Guerra: Baker and Change Maker”
May 2024: “What Makes Texas Texas: Dances That are Better With Boots On”
June 2024: “Shining a Creative Light on Liberty Hill”
June 2024: “What Makes Texas Texas is What Made Willie Nelson Willie”
July 2024: “Making Waves: Inside the World of Professional Mermaiding”
July 2024: What Makes Texas Texas: Buc-ee’s Dams the Bridge Between Convenience Store and Amusement Park”
August 2024: What Makes Texas, Texas: San Antonio Missions Celebrate the Blending of Cultures
September 2024: What Makes Texas, Texas: Cowgirls: Women with Grit, Guts and a Horse
October 2024: What Makes Texas, Texas: Strange, but Enforceable Laws
November 2024: What Makes Texas, Texas: Culinary Pride: Hot, Sweet, and Lots of Meat!
December 2024: What Makes Texas, Texas: Good Old Southern Charm!
January 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: NASA Fuels “Space City” Houston
February 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: Austin Crescendos into a Musical Mecca
March 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: Exploring Nature at Award-Winning Parks
April 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: Snakes Alive, ‘Tis the Season for the Rattlesnake Roundup!
May 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: Mega Ranches and Miles and Miles of Fertile Farms
June 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: From Quirky to Iconic – Art That Sets Us Apart
July 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: H-E-B Puts the Super in Supermarket
August 2025: What Makes Texs, Texas: Addressing Towns With Unusual Names
September 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: Formidable Females That Helped Shape Texas
October 2025: What Makes Texas Texas: From Survival to Sport – Tracking the Tradition of Hunting
November 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: Rodeo Bull Riding – Peril, Passion, and Prestige
December 2025: What Makes Texas, Texas: The Texas Pledge
Sun Rays
The official magazine of Sun City in Georgetown, Texas, with a circulation of 8200 homes and an online version that reaches 15,000 readers.
“The Bright Side” column:
May 2020: “Spring Didn’t Get the Memo”
August 2020: “The Phasing of Phrasing”
November 2020: “Which Ish is Which?”
February 2021: “Copycats: Imitating Nature”
May 2021: “The Mad Scientist That Lurks Within Us”
August 2021: “Do You Portmanteau?”
November 2021: “Frame Your Own Pictures”
February 2022: “Technology Trauma”
May 2022: “Putting a Cherry On Top of Every Day (And Not Just on Sundaes)”
August 2022: “Lost in Culinary Crazes”
November 2022: “The Skinny on Infatuation”
Newsletters
La Concha
The newsletter for the American Pilgrims on the Camino, a U.S. based association for people interested in the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a network of ancient European pilgrimage routes leading to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain.
September 2017, page 4
December 2017, page 21
March 2019, page 20
Newspaper Articles
Williamson County Sun
Established in 1877, it is the longest running newspaper and business in Williamson County, Texas with a circulation of 7000.
June 3, 2020, page 8
June 10, 2020, page 7
July 1, 2020, page 7
July 5, 2020, page 8
August 12, 2020, page 7
September 2, 2020
September 9, 2020
September 27, 2020
September 30, 2020
December 20, 2020
January 6, 2021
March 28, 2021
April 14, 2021
April 28, 2021
Freelance Assignments
PalCare, Inc
A manufacturer of wireless call systems for senior housing requested an upbeat, feel good story to balance out their usual technical, trade journal type of publicity.
April 9, 2021
Personal Appearances
May 27, 2023: Featured panelist, “How to Write a Book – From A to Z”
Sponsored by the San Gabriel Writers’ League and the Georgetown Public Library, Georgetown, Texas
November 15, 2023: Featured speaker, I Love to Write Day!
Sponsored by the San Gabriel Writers’ League and the Georgetown Public Library, Georgetown, Texas
Organizations
San Gabriel Writer’s League
A writer’s group in Georgetown, Texas. It’s misson is to provide a forum to encourage and equip writers for success in the craft and business of writing.
September 2019 – present: active member
March 2019: Judge, Youth Writer’s Contest
2021: Board of Directors- Secretary/Publicity Coordinator
2023 – present: Special Projects Coordinator
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