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Coming Soon
I’m Mad At God: And Other Horrible Thoughts on the Brink of an Eco-Apocalypse. Fall 2024.
Media Publications
- Love Earth Now Introduction: An Excerpt for the Arab Forum for Environment and Development, March 20, 2024. Also in Arabic.
- “Return to Neighborly: Volunteers offer a hot shower and hope for the homeless“—The Eastsider LA,
December 15, 2021 - “Return to Neighborly: Cleaning up the L.A. Environment with Community Composting“—The Eastsider LA, May 18, 2022
- “Return to Neighborly: How to Support Your Community Fridge“—The Eastsider LA,
August 7, 2022 - “Boyle Heights nonprofit teaches teens to tell their stories through photography“—The Eastsider LA, October 19, 2022
- Holiday Shopping, ‘Son Of A Vet’ Style in El Sereno“—The Eastsider LA, November 6, 2022
- Eleven years and 50,000 trees later, Northeast L.A. environmental leader retires—The Eastsider LA, December 11, 2022
Personal Essay Publications
- “Lighting Up Serenity: Dealing with my Digital Addictions“—the Orange Journal on Medium.com, June 29, 2023
- “When Your Zine Turns to Sausage: Keeping Creative Work Fun“—the Orange Journal on Medium.com, July 25, 2022
- “Morning Meditation: Or the Attempt Thereof…”—the Orange Journal on Medium.com, January 28, 2022
- “The Getaway: Learning from the Ancients“—The Wild Roof Journal, Issue 8,
May 2021 - “Love Earth Now: Getting to Know Cheryl Leutjen”—Interview by Julie Peters – Spirituality & Health, November 12, 2019
- “Mother Nature is My Writing Mentor”—Women’s National Book Association—San Francisco chapter, January 2019
- “Unexpected Tools for Saving Our One Earth”—Scope Weekly, Jan 31, 2018
- “A Natural Epiphany“—Earth Almanac, Living Earth Center newsletter, Feb 27, 2019, p. 5
Literary Journal Publication
- “Crimson Seed“—Catamaran Literary Reader, Summer 2016, p. 30