“Writing the Story of Mental Illness for Young Readers”

The Writer’s Chronicle, by Ann Jacobus and Nancy Bo Flood. The Association of Writers and Writing Programs journal, Volume 54, Number 4, April 2022. Read now.

 

“The Yellow Rose of Paris”

Story in The Awe Factor: How a Little Bit of Wonder Can Make a Big Difference in Your Life by Allen Klein, December 2020.

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“Jump Off That Bridge”

Story in Circles Joined to Circles: Real Stories by Real Women on Mothers, Daughters and Sisters. Released in conjunction with the award winning web-series, My Bitchy-Witchy Paris Vacation. ebook edited and published by Alexis Niki, 2010.

 

“In Her Hand”

Story in Lines in the Sand: New Writing on War and Peace. Edited by Mary Hoffman & Rhiannon Lassiter. London: Frances Lincoln, 2003. New York: The Disinformation Company, 2003.

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“Cliff Hanger”

Poem in the Gay Head Lighthouse Anthology, edited by Alexander Weinstein, August 2014.

 

“In Her Hand”

Story reprinted in the November/December 2012 issue of Cricket Magazine, illustrated by Vivian Nguyen, Vol. 40, number 3.

 

“WHAT Was the Question?”

Poem appeared in the September 2010 issue. Buy now. Reprinted April 2021. Buy now.

 

“Surprise Me! How the Unexpected Transforms Readers and Writers in Children’s Literature”

Article in WRITE4CHILDREN, The University of Winchester Press, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2010.

 

Guest Posts & Articles

“American Uprising” (re: Dartmouth Dialogues), opinion piece in the independent, non-partisan, subscriber newsletter, TANGLE (Feb 4, 2024)

“The Stories We Tell About Mental Illness and Why, or “BooksReallySaveLives” at School Library Journal Teen Librarian Toolbox

“Well-Adjusted Writers Needed to Save the World: Mental Health, Creativity, Self-Care, & Peter Paul Rubens” at 88 Cups of Tea

"Talking About National Suicide Prevention Week" at BookPage

"7 Things I've Learned So Far" at Writer's Digest

"Author Ann Jacobus Talks About Suicide" at School Library Journal Teen Librarian Toolbox

"How to Stop Procrastinating and Write!" at Cultured Vultures

Guest Interview on Memorable Food in The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent at But What Are They Eating?” Food Fic

"The Dark Side of the City of Light: Top Ten Creepy Places in Paris" at PlayBuzz

“Dark Stories and the Things We Cannot Talk About” at Through The Tollbooth

“Grief is…” poem in the Gathering of Grief Commemorative edited by Let’s Reimagine.