Books
Poetry
Lone Star Lake (2016) The poetry reflects a time and place gone missing, but never forgotten. They linger like pebbles that skip across the flat gleam of waves and settle quietly beneath them, awaiting discovery.
Rock Creek Road (2016) These poems reflect the quiet life of Joe and Lily, who find peace at the corner of Merry Bear Lane and Rock Creek Road, at the foot of mighty Mount Mitchell.
Plays
Thunder is the Mountain's Voice (1998)
A Victorian lady and a bear-wrestling mountain man share adventure in this historically accurate play set in Estes Park, Colorado, in 1873.
Love Makes a Home (2016) In Rebecca Boone: Love Makes a Home, Rebecca Boone, age 72, shares her own homespun wisdom and meaningful memories as she chops wood, cooks stew, and does her mending on a winter evening in 1811.
Sky Eyes (2016) Children who have sky eyes have seen trouble and survive by knowing that they belong not only to this moment, but to the earth and the universe beyond any moment. In this play, Abby, hard-working railroader, takes strong steps to create a better life for her children.
Novels
The Cicada Year (2016) Carolina Beaumont has lost everything, so she runs away to embrace an old dream. In an intentional community, she finds a fire-swinging man, an idealistic young woman, and the me she used to be.
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Non-Fiction
Uniquely Gifted (2000) Teachers looking for a way to help their exceptional and gifted students can find a wealth of information in this guide to meeting these students' needs.
High IQ Kids (2007) A blend of personal stories, strategies, articles, and essays from parents, educators, authors, researchers, and other experts that address the joys and challenges of raising, teaching, and living with gifted kids.
Yancey County—Images of America (2011) The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by in Yancey County, North Carolina. In collaboration with Elaine McAlister Dellinger, a local historian
Tornado Alley (2016) The blessings of family love made it possible for one woman to survive childhood terrors. Touring in the South of France, she puts those terrors to rest among strengthening experiences.