Portfolio - Work in Process

Wrangle

Shannon Murphy led a privileged existence in her mother's Dallas society before taking over the management of her father's quarter horse ranch in central Texas. The more Shannon settles into the gritty world of ranching, the harder it is for her to reconcile her conflicting needs.

When I Was a Texan

A collection of short stories about little girls and faded women, cowboys and wannabes, immigrants and Texans through-and-through. Growing up, growing old in the Lone Star State between 1940 and today.

Copper Summers

T. J. Carson prides herself as an organizational development specialist, but when she tackles the needs of a family-owned west coast food processor, she finds herself mired in all the complexities of a shrinking agrarian society and a morass of immigration laws.

Other Writing

  • Debits to the Left and New Exec - mini-texts written for Professional Development classes taught at Clark College, Vancouver
  • "Essential Management Concepts," Vancouver Business Journal, monthly 2000-2002.
  • Journalism - publications in school and in early career — Arlington Citizen-Journal.
  • Journalism - Marylhurst Messenger and Vancouver Voice — 2007-2009.
  • Extensive business writing for over twenty years, including: legal research, strategic planning, investor reporting, employee manuals, and training materials.

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