(2018) www.TheGraceFinancialGroup.com (field: financial services, platform: Broadridge/Emerald Connect) Assisted with re-branding, made suggestions for written content, designed pages and layout, built custom pages within a constrained platform that required implementing work-arounds.

(2018) www.MaryWanser.com (field: writing-related, platform: WordPress) Updated written content, freshened pages, and re-arranged layout.

(2016) www.InterAct-USA.com (field: education-related) Wrote bulk of content and suggested  page layout and links that were then implemented by a separate web developer.

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Pole Dance Studio in Bradenton, Florida

Request Physical Therapy in Sarasota, Florida

Just Believe
I am the lyricist of seven songs on this album. Listen to audio clips.

Blog (former)
“Everyday Enlightenment” was my forty-post inspirational blog.

Facebook
My business Facebook page provides English and writing-related material for students and professionals.

LinkedIn
Visit my page to learn more about my professional experience.

Empowered Women Empower Women
This seventeen-page magazine article is based on nearly two dozen conducted interviews. It was published in November 2018 in the fourth edition of Circles: Social Datebook and Charity Register, North Florida’s premier philanthropy magazine.

To Anonymous A
This personal essay entitled “To Anonymous A” was published on March 1, 2016 in an online magazine called Feminine Collective, which is owned by a nonprofit corporation of the same name whose mission is to educate the public about issues facing women and children.

Enchained
This personal essay entitled “Enchained” was chosen for a women’s anthology named My Other Ex: Women’s True Stories of Losing and Leaving Friends published in 2014 by HerStories Project, LLC.

Remembering Oneness
A version of this article entitled “Remembering Oneness” was published in the June 2011 issue of Day Spring, the international newsletter of the Alliance of Divine Love.

Commencement Address
I wrote and delivered this address at my hooding ceremony at The University of Tampa in January 2014. An apt title would be “Courage-Confidence-Community.”

I of the Storm
This piece is an original dramatic monologue I wrote and performed at Unity Church of Citrus County in Lecanto, Florida for a class based on the book The I of the Storm by Gary Simmons.

Why Optimism
I wrote this brief speech for a history class, Western Civilization II, led by Mr. Ruhnke at Manatee Community College in Bradenton, Florida.

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Academic Literary Analysis

Academic Term Paper

 Humorous Employee Evaluation

 Personal Fiction Project

Short Story Analysis

Perennial Philosophy
For this nine-slide show entitled “Perennial Philosophy: What Is It and Does It Exist?” there is corresponding discourse in the Academic Essays section below.

USFSM B.A. English PT Writing [first four slides]
This nine-panel slide show was created as a resource for potential students interested in an English degree concentrated in professional and technical writing from the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

Mother to Son [excerpts]
Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son” is explored in depth in this eight-page analysis.

Sonnet 9 [excerpts]
John Milton’s “Sonnet 9” is analyzed for form and content in this seven-page submission.

I was the featured tutoring expert in the Sparta Independent newspaper and wrote a five-article series of answers based on readers’ questions.

Link to Paper     Link to PDF of Articles

University of South Florida Guest Speaker Newsletter [both pages]
This reflects material I was invited to speak about with the 2012 class of writing-degree graduates.

University of South Florida Tech Fair Flyer [pictures of front and back]
This was distributed to attendees of the 2012 technology fair on the university’s Sarasota campus.

Dickinson – Solitude [excerpts]
“In Defense of Her Solitude: The Inner Vistas of Emily Dickinson” is a nine-page essay that demonstrates how the poet’s reclusiveness did not hamper her experience of a full life.

Shakespeare – Macbeth [excerpts]
“Fateful, but Not Fated: Macbeth’s Murderous Free Will” is a sixteen-page essay that considers the cause of the main character’s downfall in William Shakespeare’s play.

Woolf – Dalloway [excerpts]
“Flowers Speak: Exploring the Floral Motif in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway” is a nine-page essay that deciphers what the flowers in the novel are saying.

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Meditation #1 3 minutes

Meditation #2  40 minutes

Award-Winning Poem
This untitled poem won first place at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee’s poetry festival in 2011.

Calusa Chronicles Magazine [selected pages]
“Calusa Chronicles” is an imaginary Native American magazine designed as if in the sixteenth century.

Personalized Poem
This is a custom piece written for a 75th birthday.

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Abundant Nature Collection DVD case front

Abundant Nature Collection DVD Volume 1

Dance of the Angels CD label

Unlock the Angel Within CD label

Curriculum Vitae [in its entirety]
This is the June 3, 2019 version of my personal academic CV.

Mock Performance Review [page 1 only]
This is a four-page mock performance review written about a fictitious employee.

Résumé Redesign [page 1 of 2]
This is an example of a two-page business résumé that I redesigned for a client.

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Angel Wing Ministries employs slogan as a call to action.

HartHouse uses the photographer’s raw image of an egret landing.

The Legend of Ye promotes the author’s seminal work with a portrait of it as backdrop.

Chronology in Memoir [excerpts]
“Chronology in Memoir: Sequencing Events” is a twenty-five-page instructive piece about a prominent craft aspect.

Perennial Philosophy [excerpts]
“The Perennial Philosophy: What Is It, and Does It Exist?” is an eleven-page exploration that has a corresponding slideshow presentation summarizing the main points, which can be seen in part in the PowerPoint section above.