Essays and Stories

For me, writing is a way of reaching out to others, to people I don't know. I sit alone, in silence, but all that time I’m out there, connecting with whoever reads my words. My stories illuminate our humanity, remind us to be open, to connect, to hope, to listen, to question, or bring change. 

Some of my essays are serious/substantial and are balanced with lighter topics. Most of all, my writing is timeless (vs timely).

Paper Trails
Up Close and Personal


Moderately Minimal
Project December Finding peace and tranquility in the chaos of the holidays

Essays: Living a More or Less Moderately Minimal Lifestyle

Growing up and American Indians
10 of my favorite places where you can experience Native American cultures responsibly
The Cherokee Word for Water
Freefall Home 
It's A Very Dirty Job
Why Native-inspired Halloween costumes devalues our Indigenous cultures
Goodbye Christopher Columbus
Thanksgiving: What It Means To This Mixed-blood American Indian 
American Indians In Children's Literature
Indigenous Thoughts: American Indians Looking Back, Going Forward

California Indians
The Landscape Will Teach You Who You Are 

Making a Difference 
Race and White Privilege Conference Session These are things I need to say
River, Blood, And Corn: A Community of Voices Terra Trevor, Founding Editor
Voices Confronting Pediatric Brain Tumors Johns Hopkins University Press
Rejecting cancer clichés that deal in terms of winning, or losing
Birthed from Scorched Hearts: Women Respond to War
Full Circle: Journal Writing and Talking Circles With Kids and Teens

Living With Loss, Healing With Hope
When a Child Dies: Living with Loss, Healing with Hope
Walking Gently The Good Earth

Just Having Fun
Thank you Tucson Festival of Books
The Stories His Banjo Told
Today I Am Every Age I Ever Was


Essays and Stories published in other online places
Earth and the Great Sea Journal My open field to explore, think out loud, find inspiration, tell stories, and share updates. 

Essays with themes of motherhood, race, identity, foster care, adoption and family ties

Poets & Writers Magazine

Johns Hopkins University Press 

Johns Hopkins University Press
Terra Trevor (Page 29) Download this open-access collection

Huffington Post | HuffPost Contributor


Matador Network Contributor
Spirituality | Culture |Travel |Activism

HuffPost
This article is part of HuffPost’s “Reclaim” campaign, an ongoing project 
spotlighting the world’s waste crisis and how we can begin to solve it.


Matador Network
Matador Network

Matador Network

Huff Post

HuffPost


EMK Press
Download this open-access article

Candlelighters American Childhood Cancer Foundation

Feature Articles and Essays 2000-2015

Feature Articles and Columnist 1995-2012 

Essays
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