Publications & Other Work:
I designed and published two food and workout logs in March 2008.
I became the webmaster for the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Washington Area Secular Humanists in the fall of 2007.
I published my novella Wild Ride: A Jessi Bell Novella in August 2005. It’s available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, and other nationwide distributors. (Search or ask for ISBN 1-4116-7873-7)
I released a second edition of my poetry chapbook, Domesticated Animus, through Lulu.com on April 20, 2005.
My blog entitled "Don't Know Much About Politics..." appeared on the Ring of Fire Enterprises Blog Page on October 10, 2004.
My poem "What Dream" was published by Live Wire Press in The Poet's Domain, Volume 21, in October 2004.
My review of An Instinct for Dragons by David E. Jones appeared in the September 2004 issue of WASHline.
My article "Three Creative Exercises for Writers Tired Out from All That Thinking" appeared online at The Writer Gazette in May 2004.
My poems "Razor Sharp" and "Darkness" were accepted by Mausoleum: Mortis Es Veritus and were scheduled to appear in the Oct/Nov 2005 issue. (As of July 2007, I’ve received no word from the editor as to the actual publication of this issue.)
My essay "God Is Smiling On Me" appeared online at The Secular Web in March 2004.
I published my poetry chapbook, Domesticated Animus, in January 2004.
My review of Instincts: The Hidden Spirits that Drive You by Norris Ray Peery appeared in the January 2004 issue of WASHline.
My short story "The Price of a Corn" appeared in the September 2002 issue of Anotherealm.com.
My essay "The God of Coincidences" appeared online at The Secular Web in May 2002.
My short story "Taking Chances" was selected in March 2001 for the anthology Closet with Two Doors, but is not yet released.
My short story "A Woman of Appetites" appeared at Moxiemag.com in March 2001.
My short story "The Yellow Ball" was accepted at The Longneck in April 1998.
My short story "Taking Chances" was published in February 1996 in the magazine Anything That Moves.
My short story "I Said of Laughter" appeared in the Spring 1984 issue of Cactus Alley.
Affliations:
Washington Area Secular Humanists - Northern Virginia Chapter
Education:
Digital Art & Bookmaking Classes through George Mason University - 2004-2005
Web Design Classes through Northern Virginia Community College - 2005
Studio Art Lessons through Arcadia Art Studio - 2000-2005
BS in Philosophy from Columbus University - 2000
BFA in Creative Writing from University of Nebraska at Omaha - 1993
All Content on the Wild Pines Website Pages is ©2008 by Mary Elizabeth Thompson.