Leeanne R. Hay ~  Freelance Writer
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The Dallas Morning News
     
Keep the tools of hope like a fire extinguisher - always within reach (essay - this column was part of a DMN end-of-year   
                                                       faith commentary series titled "Risk Hope")
     Diversity measures  (essay - profile of the late Dwight Shambley, a Black American classical musician and his life's passion to
                                                      diversify the American orchestra through training excellence in underserved areas around the symphony hall)

     A final act of love (essay - after my son's suicide, I sorted through his apartment, his pain, his wishes)
      Thank a veteran (essay - Veteran's Day feature about one WWII veteran and all those who serve) 
       Celebrate all mothers (essay - Mother's Day; with reprint by Bravelove.org, the national adoption support organization) 
       The best way to remember a dog  (essay - with reprints: Dog Heirs and Life With Dogs - Dog News & Entertainment)

Star Local Media (14 community newspapers across North Texas)
          Resources to help a small business (spotlight feature story - regional Small Business Development Centers)
          An advocate for the differently-abled (spotlight feature story about Texas advocate for the disabled, Dylan Rafaty)
           2020 Giving Day has extra meaning  (feature news story about North Texas regional fundraising event during COVID-19)
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TEN SPURS Literary Journal (The University of North Texas Press, 2017)
             The Children Left Behind (award winning reported narrative about the children of opioid drug users) 
 

Magazines
   DFW Child Magazine
             
Foul Play: In youth sports, yelling doesn't help your kid
   PULSE (magazine of The Dallas Symphony Orchestra)
               A big, brassy Christmas story
                         
   (interview with Ryan Anthony, Principal Trumpet and President of the Ryan Anthony Foundation)
              A magical connotation... Composer Christopher Rouse
                                
 (interview with the Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winner)
              The joy of music for everyone (assigned topic about the DSO's concert for special needs audiences)
  Cleveland Business Connects Magazine 
              
Red tape be gone (assigned story with interviews - how a small business won big government contracts in Ohio)


Promotional Copywriting
         P.F. Chang's Restaurants - regional marketing slogan competition ~ 1st Place 
         7 opportunities to recover cash revenue you didn't know you lost
         Resort Fishing Lodge
         Medical Dermatology Practice
        

​Examiner.com  
Restaurant & Product Reviewer
   Restaurant review: Max's Wine Dive...Why the hell not? (original review with the restaurant's tag line)
                                      Salata Restaurant - It's Salata goodness (original review)
     Cookbook review: The gluten-free cookbook that will rock... (original book review with photos). 
         Product review: Great barbecue that's gluten-free, too (original product review with slide show)

                                                           
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FICTION:
2020 WILD WOMEN TulipTree Review Spring/Summer 2020 (anthology of short story fiction and poetry)
              "Climbing the (White) Ladder to Success" 
              When the economy tanked, her career and self-confidence went with it. Relying on her own initiative and last credit card,
              she rebuilt her life - only to find that her success was equally loathed in public and loved in private.

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Blog: Gluten-free in Plano, Texas... and Beyond!  http://www.glutenfreeplano.blogspot.com/
         I come from a family that worships bread, and now I can't eat it. These are my tales and tips on restaurants, products, and
         health news - and they're all gluten free!
                                                                         


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