from elle a. is the story of a young woman navigating a divorce by heading west, to the city of dreams.  It's a memoir about following your heart and finding your voice, and finally coming home.  from elle a. was the finalist in the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Award Series in Creative Nonfiction (2012) and a finalist in the River Teeth Journal Literary Nonfiction Book Contest (2014).  It's available on Amazon.com (paperback and Kindle).