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I’m a writer and storyteller. I love writing about my travels, honest reflections on parenting, the complexities of grief, and my past life as a national cable news producer. I write to connect. If you’re looking for authentic content that resonates, you’re in the right place. 

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I’m a freelance writer and copyeditor based in Richmond Virginia who has been writing persuasive copy and sharing compelling stories for almost two decades. Currently, I’m the content writer and in-house blogger for Laurelbox, a boutique female-owned small business that specializes in curated sympathy and loss gifts. Having unexpectedly lost our second son at full term, I am comfortable writing...

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I’m a freelance writer and copyeditor based in Richmond Virginia who has been writing persuasive copy and sharing compelling stories for almost two decades. Currently, I’m the content writer and in-house blogger for Laurelbox, a boutique female-owned small business that specializes in curated sympathy and loss gifts. Having unexpectedly lost our second son at full term, I am comfortable writing...

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Traveling in a post pandemic world is hard enough. Anyone who has flown recently will agree. The lines are longer, the crowds feel bigger and the airplane seats seem smaller. So add in traveling with kids and it’s a daunting assignment. I would like to challenge U.S. airports to do better in supporting flying families because our recent experience leads me to believe American exceptionalism doesn’t include airports. Yes, some American airports have wonderful play spaces and exhibits

Three U.S. Marines are being hailed as heroes by both the U.S. military and the Estonian navy for saving the life of a young man at a local burger chain in the Estonian capital of Tallinn. 
Lance Corporals Colton Allen, 22, Christopher Butemeyer, 21, and Aiden Morey, 19, had just walked into a Hesburger located near their base when they noticed a crowd gathered around a booth. They saw a young man about their age slumped over with blue lips and unresponsive.