Published Work

News Features:

UPDATE: Former NFL Star Hanging On, Helping Others, Despite Grim Diagnosis (PDF) – The Beach Reporter/ Southern California News Group

Ex-NFL Star Eric Stevens Battles ALS and Finds Hope in New Treatment
The Beach Reporter/ Southern California News Group

How a Family Tragedy Inspired a Redondo Beach Teen to Become a Youth Pastor
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

Watching his Mother’s Life Go Up in Flames
The Daily Breeze

Parenting Columns

A Baby Without Anxiety? Maybe This Time
The Los Angeles Newspaper Group

An Open Letter to the Me Before Kids
melissaheckscher.com

An Open Letter to My Husband’s iPhone
melissaheckscher.com

The Challenges and Joys of Raising a Spirited Child
The Los Angeles Newspaper Group

 Too Many Kids?
The Los Angeles Newspaper Group

Former Dating Columnist Now on Other Side of White Picket Fence
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.