Melissa Face is the author of the award-winning collection I Love You More Than Coffee: Essays on Parenthood, published September 1, 2020 and I Love You More Than Coffee: A Guided Journal for Moms (September 13, 2022). Her writing has appeared in numerous local and national publications, including Richmond Family Magazine, Charlottesville Family Magazine, Tidewater Family Magazine, Scary Mommy, Motherscope, The Myrtle Beach Herald, Guideposts, Country Woman, Farm & Ranch Living, Prairie Times, Boomer Magazine, Sasee Magazine, Nine Lives: A Life in Ten Minutes Anthology, Parhelion Literary Magazine, and twenty-six volumes of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
She has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Coastal Carolina University and a Master of Arts in human resources development from Webster University. Melissa holds teaching certifications in English, special education and gifted education and is a proud member of the Williamsburg Library Writing Group.
Melissa chronicles more of her life with her husband and two children on Facebook at MelissaFaceWrites, and on Instagram @melissafacewrites.
A complete list of publications can be found on the Published Work tab. Check out some of her published essays and articles here:
Recent Essays and Feature Articles:
Safer at Home – Sasee Magazine
Learning During a Pandemic – Richmond Family Magazine
The Best Medicine – Sasee Magazine
Pretend Play is Your Child’s Superpower – Richmond Family Magazine
Parenting Through Grief – Richmond Family Magazine
The Thing About Grades – Richmond Family Magazine
Motherhood: Some Serious Shit – Parhelion Literary Magazine
My Child Says “Yes” to Birthday Invites – Scary Mommy
“Great Job!” And Other Things We Should Stop Telling Kids – Richmond Family Magazine
Big Kids Do Cry And Here’s Why That’s Okay – Richmond Family Magazine
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