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Collaborative Book Project for
When Women Talk, Volume 3.
Notes From the Future -
10 Women, 10 Lessons:
Heartfelt Advice To Our Younger Selves
Publisher: The Connected Woman
Genre: Nonfiction personal essays.
In this book, my co-authors and I will share our stories of learning and life. We, as women, will inspire you to build community, to pursue your dreams, and to live your best life.
"When Women Talk has sprung from the belief that we all have a story to tell; there is someone who needs to hear it, and by working together, we can reach more people so that our stories can make a difference in someone's life."
(as shared by the curator).
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Volume 1 (Stepping Forward, October 2023)
Volume 2 (Defying Social Expectations, March 2025)
Funds and proceeds raised through book sales of When Women Talk are used to invest in the livelihoods of women worldwide. Those who purchase Volume 1, 2, or the soon-coming Volume 3 will make a positive difference in the life of a woman who will then make a difference in the lives of others through her success.
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Anticipate Volume 3 this fall: October 6, 2026!
Likened to Volumes 1 and 2, this will be a collection of stories from women who fought hard to get where they are and who are going to tell you that the path isn't clean.
Your support and encouragement in our collaborative work to bring you this book is valuable. Through this, I find strength to contribute and share my chapter:
"My Journey From Nightfall to Sunrise"
My contribution will share that we don’t have to bring ill-emotions from an unsettling childhood event into our adulthood. And yet if we do, there is hope for renewal. After all, it takes what it takes to get us to where we are in life today. Sometimes the journey from nightfall to sunrise is not an overnight matter.
Other Published Works
Find empowerment, purpose, and fulfillment in my writing.
Explore a selection of my heartfelt writing pieces. With interwoven resiliency and humanitarianism, these literary works each represent a distinct moment in my life:
Web Publications
“Three Questions: Writer Elle Mott reflects on her own life experience….”
Published by The Invisible Map, an online publication.
September 2026.
Featured as the selected writer for this month’s issue in its Three Questions column.
Read now.
“From Matriarch to Muse:
The Real-Life Inspiration Behind Marie Conner, A Leading Lady”
Published by Candlelight Reading as a guest post.
August 4, 2026.
Read this blog post.
“Where I Find Inspiration For My Stories (And How You Can Find Yours)”
Published by Women Writers, Women[s] Books, an ezine.
February 11, 2026.
Read this article.
Community Journals
These three pieces were published by A Community of Stories, School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio.
“Transformation is About Becoming Who I Am”
2017 Issue: On the Wings of Change.
“Who?”
2016 Issue: Dream of Change.
“Suncatcher”
2015 Issue: Seeds of Change.
Literary Journals
“That Ever Familiar Sign”
Published by Streetvibes, a publication of the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.
Volume 24, Issue 7 (No. 429). Print newspaper with electronic availability.
Proceeds benefit persons experiencing homelessness.
Published March 19, 2020.
“Homeless, Hungry, Please Help”
Published by One Person’s Trash: Voice for our Homeless Community, Tacoma, Washington.
Inaugural Issue, May 22, 2017.
“When They Came”
Published by borrowed solace: a journal of literary ramblings.
Inaugural Issue, September 2017: Hinterlands.
News Magazines
These two print articles were published by American Atheist: A Journal of Atheist News and Thought, Cranford, New Jersey.
“Recovery without God”
First Quarter Issue, 2017.
Available online to read free.
“Why I am an Atheist”
Fourth Quarter Issue, 2016.
Available online to read free.
Anthologies
All of the following contributions were published by Covington Writers Group, Covington, Kentucky.
“Home”
“Alone in the Dark Without My Candy”
Anthology 2018.
“Ode to My Mind and My Heart”
“I am a Princess”
Anthology 2017.
“Cold Day—Warm Soup”
Our Traditions: A Collection of Stories with Crafts and Recipes from Our Members.
Published in 2017.
“He Is, He Is”
“My Commencement”
“My Tower to Freedom”
Anthology 2016.
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