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Becoming Nana

Written Works

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Staying SaneSwept Away
appears in Staying Sane When You're Planning Your Wedding. This book offers true stories and practical advice on dealing with pushy caterers, expensive coordinators, unreasonable relatives, and ... the groom.


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Solo-ingCommrades in Arms; The Three P’s appears in the July/August 2007 issue of Solo-ing magazine. Solo-ing is a national consumer periodical for singles. The magazine portrays a positive societal image of singles by addressing relevant life issues in a positive and uplifting way.

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Audio Books

Letting Go with PanachePatty Swyden Sullivan's latest release available now on CD. This 2 disk CD is a straight forward plan of action to end the lingering negative and painful emotions following a divorce. Read more...

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Excerpts From Books & Anthologies

Petty ComplaintsPetty Complaints
Sullivan's humorous take on visiting family pets appears in the anthology Staying Sane When You're Family Comes to Visit (1st De Capo Press Ed edition, November 2005). Our adult children love their dogs and cats; and we love our children, but must we bond with their pets?


Christmas PresentChristmas Present
"Christmas Present" is Sullivan's story that appears in the anthology sequel Cup of Comfort for Christmas (Adams Media Corporation, October 2003). It tells the story of a family's first Christmas post-divorce.


Chocolate for WomanSomething in Common
Sullivan's story about establishing new friendships after a divorce, "Something in Common," appears in Chocolate for a Woman's Soul Volume II: 77 Stories that Celebrate the Richness of Life (April 2003, Simon & Schuster). The Chocolate for a Woman's Soul series is a national bestseller and has readership in 18 countries.


Chicken SoupThe Look
"The Look" appears in Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul (Canfield, Hanson, Nickless, Romanello, January 2004). What happens when a young girl's definition of love is shaped by the love her parents have for one another? A miracle.


Off Your RockerBy Any Other Name…
Another Patty Swyden Sullivan story "By Any Other Name…" is in Off Your Rocker--The Essential Guide for Grandparents (Nancy Rosenberg and Judy Haire, Parent's Guide Press, July 2003). "By Any Other Name…" is an essay that depicts the potential for awkwardness in step-grand parenting and demonstrates how to desensitize the situation with humor and love. www.outwittingstress.com


Excerpts From Articles

SLPDA Touch of Elegance in Columbia
Article published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch featuring four Bed and Breakfast's in the college town of Columbia, Missouri. These B and B's provide luxury alternatives to highway motels for visitors to this community.

Missouri LifeLore and Love Letters
A young couple discover long-ago hidden love letters stashed in attic beams when they refurbish an historical home.

Health & FitnessMagic Touch
Massage soothes with a magic touch. Published by Health and Fitness Sports Magazine.



Excerpts From Internet Publications

RADICAL Women"A Real R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Woman" and "Becoming Nana" are featured in the R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Women Newsletter. R.A.D.I.C.A.L. is an acronym that simply means: Rising Above Divorce In Confidence And Love

The ArtThe Art
Commentary on the works of photographer Margot Herster. Herster's list of exhibits and awards achieves prominence for its categories and numbers, but more impressive is how quickly this artist is being recognized so early in her career.




Other Publications in which Sullivan's work has appeared

Solo-ing a magazine for singles. Mary Lee Traut, Founder

www.bylinescalendar.com Sylvia Forbes, publisher

www.chickensoupforthesoul.com  Jack Caulfield, Mark Victor Hanson, Maria Nickless, Gina Romanello, editors

www.cupofcomfort.com Colleen Sell, editor

www.chocolateforwomen.com Kay Allenbaugh, editor

inthefray.com INTHEFRAY Magazine seeing the world through different I's. An online magazine devoted to understanding, reporting on, and acting upon issues of identity and community. Areas covered include belief, class, gender, ...

www.margotherster.com  Margot Herster, photographer.
Margot Herster: Photographing the Anthropology of the Young and in Love
Posted on: March 6 through April 2

www.missourilife.com

www.outwittingstress.com Nancy H. Rosenberg and Judy Haire, authors

www.stltoday.com

 

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