A Tale of Two Churches Renewed (Article)
Asheboro Courier-Tribune, December 4, 2025
Christmas in Paradise (Essay)
Sasee Magazine, December 1, 2025
Witches and Wild Yarrow, an interview with poet Mary Alice Dixon (Article)
Women on Writing, The Muffin, November 25, 2025
Faith, Perseverance Help Autistic Man Find His Way (Article)
Asheboro Courier-Tribune, November 13, 2025
Burlington Times-News, November 15, 2025
Just for Halloween: Debunking 10 of the Scariest MS Myths (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., October 17, 2025
How I Satisfy My Love of Travel Without Leaving Home (Essay)
Featuring My Poem “For Elisabeth (and Paris)”
Healthline Bezzy M.S., September 5, 2025
This Classical Music Playlist Lifts My Mood (Essay)
Featuring Links on Spotify
Healthline Bezzy M.S., September 2, 2025
Formula One Dog (Essay)
Sasee Magazine, August 1, 2025
A Blood Test, and A New Perspective on My Health (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., July 28, 2025
How Hamlet’s Most Famous Speech Helps Me Cope with MS (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., July 10, 2025
How Writing Poetry Helps Me Navigate the Challenges of MS (Essay)
(including the poem: “Max the Husky Reads Tolstoy”)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., May 15, 2025
Time to Grow a Writing Portfolio (Article)
Women on Writing, May 2025 Newsletter
The Year of the North Star: Cherries, Love and the Pursuit of Sweetness
(Creative Nonfiction)
Green Prints Magazine and Food Gardening Network, April 2025
What Living with MS Taught Me About Watercolor Painting and Vice Versa (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., April 10, 2025
Pretending I’m a Great Actress Helps Me Live More Authentically with MS (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., March 3, 2025
Inspirational Quotes for a Better New Year with MS (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., January 17, 2025
How I Stay Informed About MS Without Making Myself Anxious (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., December 9, 2024
Happy Holidays! Relax, Reflect, Rewind (Article)
Women on Writing Newsletter, December 2024
How to Manage Fall FOMO While Living with MS (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., November 5, 2024
Year of the Acorns, Finalist, 2024 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Contest
North Carolina Literary Review, Fall 2024 Online Issue
Fine Art Helps Me Find Strength and Inspiration in My Life with MS (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., October 8, 2024
On Submission with The Ekphrastic Review and The Mackinaw
Ashley Harris Interviews Editor Lorette Luzajic (Article)
Women on Writing, October 2024 Newsletter
How My Favorite Poem (“Let Evening Come”) Helps Me Cope with MS
Healthline Bezzy M.S., August 22, 2024
Buy Now! The Summer of My Shoe Obsession (Essay), 2024 Pushcart Prize Nominee
N.C. Literary Review, Summer 2024 Print Edition
I Was Diagnosed with MS 25 Years Ago: How Physical Therapy Helped Me This Year (Article)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., July 8, 2024
Put Some Zing into Your Writing: Explore the Power of Taste (Article)
Women on Writing, July 2024
How Growing Roses Gave Me Courage in the Face of MS (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., June 4, 2024
Confessions of an Amateur Ghost Hunter (Essay)
Hellbender Magazine, (Spooky Spring issue, page 31), May 31, 2024
How to Become a Health Writer (Article)
Women on Writing, May 28, 2024
Real-Life Social Hacks for Navigating Awkward MS Moments (Humor)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., April 1, 2024
Baking Taught Me to Slow Down and Rise Up (Essay)
Healthline Bezzy M.S., March 15, 2024
My Rembrandt Weekend, Essay
North Carolina Literary Review Online, Winter 2024 Issue (Pages 30-36)
I Was a Technophobe – Then I Got Tech-Savvy to Better Manage My Chronic Condition
Healthline Bezzy M.S., February 7, 2024
How Rejecting the Hollywood Ending Has Helped Me Cope with MS
Healthline Bezzy M.S., January 23, 2024
Living My Faith: How Spirituality Helps Me Cope with Chronic Illness
Healthline Bezzy M.S., December 13, 2023
Feel Safer in a Volatile World: Tips for Self-Defense
While Living with Disabilities
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., November 30, 2023
Hello November! It’s Nano-Palooza Time!
Women on Writing, November 2023
Interview with Candi Sary, Author of Magdalena
Women on Writing, September 2023
Creative Writing for a Better Life with M.S.
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., July 30, 2023
Pedal, Pedal, Pedal (Essay)
First Place, Creative Nonfiction Contest, Off Topic Publishing
June 28, 2023

Keeping the Spark Alive When Your Partner
is Also Your M.S. Caregiver
Healthline, Bezzy, M.S., June 28, 2023

A Private History of Deviled Eggs (Essay)
Honorable Mention, Alex Albright Nonfiction Prize
North Carolina Literary Review, Winter 2023 Issue
Lend a Hand in the New Year! How to Help Others Even if You Have M.S. (Article)
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., January 3, 2023
Modern Conveniences (Humor)
Pinestraw Magazine, December 2022

How to Host a Holiday Party with Style (Article)
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., November 28, 2022
Chop, Chop! Prep Now for Easier Holiday Cooking (Article)
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., November 17, 2022
“Making Bread and Butter Pickles” (Poem)
Kakalak, November 2022
My ‘Haunted’ Lamp: Murder, Mystery and Remodeling (Podcast)
PenDust Radio, October 6, 2022
A New Shade of Me (Essay)
Sasee Magazine, October 1, 2022
Take Time Out for Self-Care with M.S. (Article/Essay)
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., September 30, 2022
Fugitive in the Woods (Essay).
Editors’ Pick, Solstice Literary Magazine Summer 2022 Nonfiction Contest, August 3, 2022
Passion and Perseverance Paved the Way for Award-Winning Poet & Writer Ruth Moose
Women on Writing, July 26, 2022. (Interview).
I Love My ‘Teachur’
Carolina Country, July 2022. (Essay).
M.S. Can’t Stop Me From Gardening
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., May 19, 2022 (Essay).
How Sewing Enriched My Quality of Life While Living with M.S.
Healthline, Bezzy M.S., May 16, 2022 (Essay).

A Former Pollyanna Learns the Value of Critical Feedback
Poets & Writers, March-April, 2022 (Craft Essay).
COVID Made Millions Quit Their Jobs. Many Probably Should’ve Stayed Put Longer.
NBC THINK, January 25, 2022 (Opinion Essay).

Interview with Susan Shapiro, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Book Bible, December 28, 2021, Women on Writing (Article).

What Growing My Own Food Taught Me About Living Intentionally While Navigating M.S.
Healthline, November 29, 2021 (Essay).
How To Preserve and Share Grandma’s Recipes, Wired, November 23, 2021 (Article)
Lost in the Weeds: In Praise of Wild Things in the Garden and in Writing, Poets & Writers, September-October, 2021, (Craft Essay).
Christina Applegate is Right; M.S. is a Strange Journey. The Independent, August 11, 2021 (Opinion Essay)
One in Ten Thousand Bees. Carve Magazine, Summer Issue, 2021. (Essay)
How the Pandemic Helped Me Disclose My Multiple Sclerosis. Rooted in Rights, July 9, 2021. (Essay)
Want a Truly Unique Name for Your Little Angel?
Check out “The Big Book of Baby Names from Beowulf!” Widget, July 6, 2021. (Humor).
How to Safely Stay Connected When You Travel. Wired, June 2021. (Article).
How I Walked Away from Work at 49. Real Simple, June 2021 (Essay).

Butterfly Lexicon. O. Henry Magazine, June 2021 (Poem).

Love by Mail: 5 Easy DIY Gifts for Mother’s Day. Carolina Woman, April 2021 (Article).

Move Your Head: A Lesson in Conquering Doubt and Worry. Rooted in Rights, April 2021 (Essay).

A Reading of “Waiting for the Wood Thrush.” Charlotte Lit Poetry Celebration, Week 1. April 2021 (Poem).

The Pandemic Nearly Shuttered My Church. Tech Saved It. Wired, March 2021 (Article).

Safety Information for a New Marriage and Free Throw Evaluation. Permafrost, January 2021 (Two Essays).

Picking Up the Pieces of Glass: A Lesson in Speaking Up for Myself. Rooted in Rights, December 2020 (Essay).

Buster Gets a Bath O. Henry, July 2020 (Poem).

Of Needles and Kindness: My Filigree Heart, Solstice Literary Magazine, Finalist for the 2020 Michael Steinberg Nonfiction Prize, July 2020 (Essay).
A Writer with Multiple Sclerosis Finds Gratitude with an Antique Typewriter. Rooted in Rights, April 2020 (Essay).
Golden Delicious. Winner of the 2019 Starving Writer Contest by Franklin County Arts Council’s Writers Guild, December 2019, (Short Story).
Kitchen Sink Granola Bars: A Soul-Satisfying Crunch. The Rumpus, December 2019 (Essay).
Pulling up the Wild Blackberry Bushes. O. Henry, July 2019 (Poem).
Running with the Bulls, The Hardball Times, 2019 (Short Story).