My piece in The New York Times about my decision to work a retail job one night a week drew more response than any story I've produced in 20 years. I've received more than 100 enthusiastic emails, from as far away as Dubai and Brazil. In this sour economy, when so many people are scared about their incomes and futures, it clearly hit a nerve. I've also written for More (Canadian and U.S. versions), The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Toronto Star, Glamour, New York, Art & Antiques, and many other publications in the U.S., Canada, and overseas.

I discussed my retail story on The Brian Lehrer Show, one of NPR's most popular talk shows, and also appeared on CNN discussing career reinvention. WNYC radio, in New York City, used a clip of my comments to Brian Lehrer for a month in heavy rotation.

I recently started blogging about firearms and their use, legal and illegal, at theopencase.com. My book "Blown Away: American Women and Guns" (Pocket Books, 2004) remains the only one of its kind, a national, neutral look at this contentious, divisive issue.

I recently spoke publicly at CUNY on how to freelance during a recession and at the annual conference of the American Society of Journalists and Authors on how to win a fellowship; I've received five. I also taught two classes of graduate journalism students at New York University about personal essays and spoke in Toronto at Leaside High School, from which I graduated, about writing for a living.

As a writing coach and editor, I've worked with professionals in Boston, Denver, D.C., Connecticut, New York, and Geneva to improve their writing and find the right audience for their stories. Please read some of their testimonials.

I've published more than 100 pieces in The New York Times, arguably the most selective and demanding publication in the U.S., on topics from renovation, real estate, and sports to small business and personal finance.

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