Shifting Forward
Pour yourself a cup of tea and take a leisurely walk around Carrie’s world. Her personal essays cover a wide range of topics from vine-ripened fresh picked tomatoes, cats that can’t be trained, grey hair, multi-tasking, fashion rules, daydreaming and dozens of other wrinkles and curiosities about the everyday of life.
NOTE: Shifting Forward is a collection of the first fifty personal essays from her Psychology Today column of the same name.
The Self-Guided Workbook
Feeling inspired? Want to give writing a try? Carrie has created a step-by-step workbook that will take you from start to finish on whatever it is you want to write. A Self-Guided Workbook and Gentle Tour on Leaning How to Write Stories from Start-to-Finish is filled with writing wit and wisdom gained from her long professional writing career and the amazing year she spent as the NC Piedmont Laureate in short fiction, conducting writing workshops with people, just like you, who had their own stories to tell.
Black Tie Optional
In Carrie’s collection of short stories, Black Tie Optional, discover the caretakers, daughters, wives, sisters, teachers, and neighbors whose dreams lie in wait. Laugh, cry, and hold your breath for a moment while you read through the title story, hoping Jeanette will step out of her comfort zone, befriend Kevin, and in doing so, change both of
their lives.
The Last Childhood:
A Family Story of Alzheimer's
Feeling alone and overwhelmed with the task of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s? From the first page to the last, Carrie’s unflinching account of the mistakes she and her siblings made, the love they gave, and how they supported each other through their mother’s Alzheimer’s decline will make you feel less alone and more prepared for the long haul ahead of caring for your loved one.
A Garden Wall in Provence
Feeling alone and overwhelmed with the task of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s? From the first page to the last, Carrie’s unflinching account of the mistakes she and her siblings made, the love they gave, and how they supported each other through their mother’s Alzheimer’s decline will make you feel less alone and more prepared for the long haul ahead of caring for your loved one.
