Welcome
Hi! I'm Melissa. I create physical artifacts that offer moments of connection, love, wonder, and hope. What is life if not an opportunity to experience love and awe?
About Me
I had a nightmare about fish in 1989 and avoided the ocean ever since. But a so-called friend talked me into confronting that fear with SCUBA diving in 2025...So here I am confronting a fear of "being worthy" of writing stories for children!I was a foreign policy wonk in DC, a social worker in Scotland, and now I focus on caring duties in Florida. The thread connecting all is my love of my fellow humans and my hope for a future where people are secure, loved, and curious about (not threatened by) difference.
Books and Things
My first grade teacher pulled me aside one day to read a book on a topic that no one would speak of (ahem, death), and that hooked me on the power of a story. And since that moment, ideas (very much unlike marble) have flowed. But like marble, ideas take tangible form through stories that inspire.Like great statues, stories bound into books encourage people to slow down, enter new worlds, and have meaningful conversations with those they trust... and that's why I write (other than the fact that I love to write).