Other Works by Lorraine

In 20+ years as a writer and journalist, Lorraine has had countless works published. Listed below are some notable examples.

Selected Articles

These stories appeared in the Daily Record, a Gannett paper based in New Jersey.

Medicine / Health

• Talking through a difficult time: Speech disorders caused by brain injuries on rise (8/30/2015) Beginning on page A1 Continued on page A4 Conclusion on page A5
• Morris’ mental health check (6/11/2015) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A7
• Morris therapists go to the clients (1/18/2015) Beginning on page A1 Continued on page A8 Conclusion on page A10
• Breast cancer treatment: Keeping your cool can save your hair (10/19/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A10
• Mind, body, spirit care: $6M Center for Well Being offers spa-like atmosphere (10/11/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• Alzheimer’s patients get to relax (9/28/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• Pulse check: Obamacare (6/22/2014) Beginning on page A1 Continued on page A6 Conclusion on page A8
• Rewilding: In quest for purity, water from the source (5/31/2012) Beginning on page B1 Conclusion on page B2
• Is genomics medicine’s holy grail? (1/16/2011)
• Repair the tear: Seniors at risk of torn rotator cuffs (8/3/2010)
• Boonton Township man offers support for pancreatic cancer patients (7/5/2009)
• Critical condition: Tough times putting pressure on hospitals’ charity care (5/10/2009)

Religion

• Explaining the Bible: Morris Plains bishop set to begin five-part lecture series (12/27/2014) Beginning on page A1 Continued on page A2 Conclusion on page A4
• Total Tao: East Hanover hosts Taoist ceremonies rarely seen outside confines of China (11/16/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A11
• Dalai Lama in N.J.: ‘We are the same’ (10/29/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A4
• Historic honor for Morris Twp. nun (8/18/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• New look at old rites: Orthodox Christian church welcomes new pastor, age 26, ready to head church founded by his great-grandparents (4/13/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• What We Believe, a two-part series
  1. Part One: Does God exist? Are prayers answered? (11/28/2010)
  2. Part Two: Many people view themselves as ‘spiritual’ but are disdainful of traditional faiths (11/29/2010)

Enterprise / Longform

• Hurting the homeless: Budget cuts could halt Morris’ homeless decline (8/9/2015) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A4
• Divorce heads in new direction (2/22/2015) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A4
• Care teams emphasize emotional support (1/19/2015) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A4
• Unaccompanied minors settling in Morris County (9/21/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• Food insecurity on the rise (3/30/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A7
• Online gamblers in N.J. expected to triple in 2014 (USA TODAY, 2/17/2014)
• Superstorm Sandy blew the lid off hoarding trend (USA TODAY, 4/8/2013)
• Bad economy puts divorces on hold (10/26/2009)

Business / Economy

• ADHD drug use rises at work (5/10/2015) Beginning on page A1 Continued on page A5 Conclusion on page A6
• Who needs traffic? Fly in a helicopter (4/28/2015) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A5
• Recession generation: Millennials have tough time launching independent lives in high-cost suburbs (4/26/2015) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A4
• Industry in need of electricians (3/8/2015) Beginning on page A1 Continued on page A10 Conclusion on page A11
• Manufacturing the recovery: County businesses help spur growth in sector for state (8/19/2013) Beginning on page A1 Continued on page A2 Conclusion on page A4
• Based in Chatham NJ, office gives ‘micro’ loans to women entrepreneurs (7/11/2010)
• Few jobs, fewer loans, no stimulus handcuff many contractors (3/14/2010)

Features / Lifestyle

• Runway vision comes to life: Hopatcong woman’s designs featured at Fashion Week (9/14/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A10
• ‘Finding Bigfoot’ in New Jersey (6/29/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• Rapper’s lighting designs coming (3/3/2013) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• Young New Jersey farmers are cultivating a future (7/18/2010)
• Parsippany native sends greetings from International Space Station (5/15/2008)

Profiles

• King to tell land’s tale: Tibet’s ceremonial ruler coming to Randolph (3/9/2015) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• Mafia boss’s daughter writes about growing up with ‘The Chin’ (2/9/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• At 104, he’s still singing (6/11/2012) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2

Food

• Food Truck Festival gets on a roll (8/10/2014) Story on page A3
• Apples! Gourmet concoctions at heart of fantasy candyland (5/30/2012) Beginning on page B1 Conclusion on page B3
• Cousin cuisine: Bloggers inspired by family’s love of Old World cooking (5/23/2012) Beginning on page B1 Conclusion on page B2
• Gelato catching on in Morris (7/1/2009)

History

• It’s not just Washington: Acorn Hall book promotes Morristown history, narratives beyond father of our country (7/26/2015) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A7
• The day Morris County almost blew up (2/8/2015) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A8

Veterans

• Battles rage for many: Jobs, health effects of war concern veterans (6/18/2014) Beginning on page A1 Conclusion on page A2
• Needs of new vets threaten to strain VA health system (4/29/2007)
• Excerpts from Back from the Front, a year-long series in 2006 following the lives of individual local military people who served in Iraq and Afghanistan
  • A model soldier: Paratrooper aids recruiting effort by his example
  • Mother, pastor, soldier: Armed with faith, Drew seminary student follows calling into war
  • Proud of caging Saddam, prouder of soldier son
• Vets hone their skills while rebuilding lives (9/20/2004)

Academia

• Advanced degrees open doors (4/28/2014) Beginning on page A1 Continued on page A4 Conclusion on page A5
• Women’s colleges struggle to keep identity and enrollment (USA TODAY, 8/17/2012)
• Father-son team studies murals marking violent deaths (8/23/2009)
• Have PhD, will travel: Academia is increasingly dependent on flexible, part-time faculty (8/19/2007)

Human Interests, a weekly column

• To these three pals, bocce is more than a game (7/19/2009)
• From the top of the world to Wharton, about a sherpa (6/21/2009)
• Group tries to frame the big picture of life, about the Association for Higher Awareness (5/31/2009)

Plays

• Jackson, www.uspresidents.com/jackson.htm
• Tyler, www.uspresidents.com/tyler.htm
• Monroe, www.uspresidents.com/monroe.htm
  

Short Stories

A Broken Spell appeared in the April 2010 issue of Recovering The Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing.

Essays

• Stillbirth, the Loneliest Grief appeared in the Spring 2005 edition of We Need Not Walk Alone, the national magazine of The Compassionate Friends.
• Living With Stillbirth appeared in the February 2005 issue of Journeys, the Hospice Foundation of America newsletter.
• Dr. Fu’s Tea appeared in Steeped: In the World of Tea, released in September 2004. This anthology, a beautiful volume combining essays and photography, explores rituals and experiences with tea the world over. Steeped is available from Amazon.com.
• Dancer appeared in Cairn Volume 36 (St. Andrews College Press, 2002)
• Lunch at Chand Palace appeared on Ducts.org, Issue 12, Winter 2003-04 at www.ducts.org/12_03/html/essays/ash.htm

Other Authors We Like

Lorraine has written the Foreword for Mourning Sarah, an important new consciousness-raising book about a baby who died of Group B Strep, the same bacterium that killed Lorraine’s daughter Victoria. This new work, by Theresa Vigour, was released in April 2008 by Radcliffe Publishing throughout the United States and United Kingdom.

Lorraine has endorsed several books:

• There Was Supposed to Be a Baby: A Guide to Healing After Pregnancy Loss (Hummingbird Press), by Catherine Noblitt Keating
• They Were Still Born: Personal Stories about Stillbirth (Rowman & Littlefield), by Janel C. Atlas, author/editor
• One Soul, One Love, One Heart: The Sacred Path to Healing All Relationships (New World Library), by John E. Welshons
• Sheltering Thoughts About Loss and Grief (Tate Publishing), by Sharon Gilchrist O’Neill
• High-Risk Pregnancy and Foetal Diagnosis: Your Journey (Free Association Books), by Stephanie Azri
• When Prayers Aren’t Answered (New World Library), by John E. Welshons

Other books of interest:

• The Good Grief Club: A true story about the power of friendship and French toast (Inkwell), by Monica Novak, www.thegoodgriefclub.com
• Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death (Wintergreen Press), by Sherokee Ilse, www.BabiesRemembered.org
• Couple Communication After a Baby Dies (Wintergreen Press), by Sherokee Ilse and Tim Nelson, www.BabiesRemembered.org