She has written and published scholarly articles, fiction, memoirs, and book reviews. Her work has appeared in, among other publications, the Raleigh News and Observer, Reflections Literary Journal, Thought and Action, and Reunions Magazine. Her memoir "The Transplanting" was one of the cover stories for the 2007 issue of Now and Again: The Appalachian Magazine. Currently in her creative writing, she is focusing on a novel.This story was inspired by the real-life Jackie Mitchell who did indeed pitch against the Yankees in an exhibition game. HomeSubmit/Contact