Writing samples

• Sample chapter from Sleep and Dreams, published by Grolier Publishing in 2000.
• Let the Family In, from Nursing83, a publication of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This essay was the highest-scoring Sharing article that year and was sent by the publisher to all prospective authors for more than 10 years as an example of ideal style.
• Congratulations On Your New Job—Now What? from Vantage Point, a publication of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA). Excerpted from an audio recording of a trade show seminar.
• When Wearing a Seat Belt Was a Sign of Good Sense, from The Hartford Courant. A humorous look at a seat-belt advocate long before seat-belt laws were enacted.
• Real-Life Rip Van Winkle, from Current Science. Describes for middle-school science students the rare sleep disorder Kleine-Levin syndrome.
• Overweight Teens Develop "Adult" Disease, from Current Science. Discusses the affect of weight on the development of Type II diabetes in children.