News Features:
UPDATE: Former NFL Star Hanging On, Helping Others, Despite Grim Diagnosis (PDF) – The Beach Reporter/ Southern California News Group
Starting a Family in the Face of HIV
The Los Angeles Newspaper Group
Human-Elephant Conflict, Explained
The Associated Press
Take it From This Pooch: It’s a Dog-Eat-Dog World
The Los Angeles Daily News
Travel Stories
How the Loews Regency Makes Your New York Trip Easy for Everyone (Even Your Pets!) – Tinybeans
This Airbnb Inspired By “The Haunted Mansion” is Just the Right Kind of Scary – Tinybeans
These Are The Best Theme Parks for Toddlers – Tinybeans
8 Easy Ways to Save on a Disney Trip This Year – Tinybeans
Click here to view all theme park coverage.
Parenting Columns
To My Friends on Facebook: I’m Not As Good A Mom as You Think I Am
Red Tricycle
I Resolve to Stop Rushing My Kids
Red Tricycle
The Day I Broke My Daughter’s Finger Almost Broke Me
Tinybeans
A Baby Without Anxiety? Maybe This Time
The Los Angeles Newspaper Group
The Challenges and Joys of Raising a Spirited Child
The Los Angeles Newspaper Group
Too Many Kids?
The Los Angeles Newspaper Group
Published Books:
The Pregnancy Test: 150 Important, Embarrassing and Slightly Neurotic Questions
Quirk Books/ May 2011
BE HAPPY THAT… This Book Isn’t Coated in Poison
Potter Style/ Feb. 2009
DIS-Missals: Fill-In-The-Blank Rejection Letters for Every Occasion
Random House/ Feb. 2008
USE THIS BOOK! The Only Book You’ll Ever Need
Quirk Books/ April 2006.
Date Him or Dump Him? The No-Nonsense Relationship Quiz
Quirk Books/ July 2005.
BE SAFE! Simple Solutions for Death-Free Living
Quirk Books/ Oct. 2004.
The Mysterious Times: Strange Stories of 30 Real-Life Mysteries
Scholastic/ Aug. 2004.
The Explorer’s Gazette: Amazing Stories of 30 Real-Life Journeys
Scholastic/ Aug. 2004.
Melissa Heckscher 