Published Work

Books

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BABY: An Owner's Manual

Operating instructions no baby should be delivered without. See it on Amazon

Broadway Books 2003 (ISBN 0-7679-1419-8)

Winner, 2004 Drake Award

"The kind of laugh-aloud book every new parent needs."—Dr. Mike Riera, bestselling author and parenting expert

Chicken Soup for the Fisherman's Soul

Includes Julie's story "The Worm."  See it on Amazon

Health Communications, Inc. 2004 (ISBN 0-7573-0145-2)

The Grass Is Always Greener When You Water It

Common sense ways to grow your sales

by Tony Fadool  See it on Amazon

Federated Investors 2005 (ISBN 0-9770208-0-0)

Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul

Includes the as-told-to-Julie stories "From Underdog to Top Dog" and "Finding the Soul of Success."

Health Communications, Inc. 2006 (ISBN 0-7573-0261-0)

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Essays

"My Dog Has a Biochemist"

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 12, 2006

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"Something smells delicious," my husband comments as he comes through the door. Our two English bulldogs obviously agree. They are strategically positioned under my feet..."

"Why Must Women's Restrooms Be So Gross?" Pittsburgh City Paper, June 5, 2002.

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"Do I just have a sensitive gag reflex, or does every woman cringe when walking into a public bathroom?"

"Development Names Should Start Making Sense," Pittsburgh City Paper, April 3, 2002.

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"Is it just me or have other people noticed that most housing developments have nonsensical names? The other day…"

 

Press for

BABY: An Owner's Manual

"Stop that sobbing," Pittsburgh Magazine, 9/2003.

"Peekaboo tactics and other parenting advice," Matt Wixon, The Dallas Morning News, 05/21/2003.

"Special instructions for your bundle of joy," Virginia Linn, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/18/2003.

 

(As Yet) Unpublished

Maharishiville, a novel

James Jones First Novel Fellowship Semi-Finalist 2007

Disenchanted TV weatherman Owen Martin denounces southern California to recapture the simple life back in his childhood home in Iowa. But he finds that the town has become a Mecca for the Transcendental Meditation movement and the family farm is in danger of being turned into a new-age theme park. Read the first 50 pages

 

On the Third Day, a memoir

The youngest of the four Turner girls, Julie is just nine years old when her father is killed in an accident. Though she umderstands what it means for her father to be dead, she struggles to accept what life is like for her family without him. Read the first 15 pages