TEDx Talk
SPIT HAPPENS: How I lost my identity and found empathy from a DNA Test
(video essay presentation - rethinking how we approach our interactions with others after a shocking discovery and understanding the real meaning of the word "empathy")
The Dallas Morning News
Making peace with a family secret
(personal essay - the circle of life is dotted with love and loss. Coincidence is God's way of comforting us when least expected.)
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 classical musician and his life's passion to diversify an American orchestra
through training excellence in underserved areas around the symphony hall)
A final act of love
(personal 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)
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
(feature news story about the rise of parental verbal and physical attacks at their kids' sports events)
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... American Composer Christopher Rouse
(interview with the first dual Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winner)
The joy of music for everyone
(assigned topic about the DSO's concert for special needs audiences)
Examiner.com (American news aggregator with metro editions) Dallas and Plano, Texas
Restaurant & product reviewer for the growing gluten free community
Restaurant reviews:
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*
Climbing the (White) Ladder to Success (pub. 2020, "WILD WOMEN" edition, TULIP TREE REVIEW)
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.
(* Click on title for a free read!)
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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!
(c) 2024 Leeanne R. Hay
SPIT HAPPENS: How I lost my identity and found empathy from a DNA Test
(video essay presentation - rethinking how we approach our interactions with others after a shocking discovery and understanding the real meaning of the word "empathy")
The Dallas Morning News
Making peace with a family secret
(personal essay - the circle of life is dotted with love and loss. Coincidence is God's way of comforting us when least expected.)
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 classical musician and his life's passion to diversify an American orchestra
through training excellence in underserved areas around the symphony hall)
A final act of love
(personal 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)
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
(feature news story about the rise of parental verbal and physical attacks at their kids' sports events)
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... American Composer Christopher Rouse
(interview with the first dual Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winner)
The joy of music for everyone
(assigned topic about the DSO's concert for special needs audiences)
Examiner.com (American news aggregator with metro editions) Dallas and Plano, Texas
Restaurant & product reviewer for the growing gluten free community
Restaurant reviews:
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)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Fiction*
Climbing the (White) Ladder to Success (pub. 2020, "WILD WOMEN" edition, TULIP TREE REVIEW)
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.
(* Click on title for a free read!)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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!
(c) 2024 Leeanne R. Hay