Melissa Face is the author of I Love You More Than Coffee: Essays on Parenthood, published September 1, 2020. Her writing has appeared in numerous local and national publications, including Richmond Family Magazine, Charlottesville Family Magazine, Tidewater Family Magazine, Scary Mommy, 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-four 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 James River Writers and Hampton Roads Writers.
Currently, Melissa teaches world literature at the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology. She chronicles more of her life with her husband and two children in Virginia, on Facebook 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:
Nurses: Healing Heroes – Tidewater Family Plus
A Closer Look at Alzheimer’s – Tidewater Family Plus
Safer at Home – Sasee Magazine
Why Childbirth is Least Embarrassing Part of Motherhood – Scary Mommy
Single Parenting in a Pandemic – Tidewater Family Plus
Learning During a Pandemic – Richmond Family Magazine
The Best Medicine – Sasee Magazine
Time for a Career Reboot? – Tidewater Family Plus
Pretend Play is Your Child’s Superpower – Richmond Family Magazine
On the Trail Again – Tidewater Women Magazine
Mom in the Mirror – Sasee Magazine
Teachable Opportunity – Life in 10 Minutes Lit Mag
Mothers Out Front – Tidewater Family Magazine
The Forgotten 4th Trimester – Tidewater Family Magazine
Having It All: Another Myth of Motherhood – Motherscope Magazine
Overcoming Mommy Guilt – Tidewater 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
Motherhood – Life in 10 Minutes
“Great Job!” And Other Things We Should Stop Telling Kids – Richmond Family Magazine
Strange’s Florist – Boomer Magazine
Big Kids Do Cry And Here’s Why That’s Okay – Richmond Family Magazine
Press:
Progress-Index – Teaching in the Pandemic
Life in Ten Minutes Press Interview 11/18/2019
Village News – Face Published in Chicken Soup for the Soul
Progress-Index – Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandparents
TRN WIRED – Poetry, Prose, and Pizza
Progress-Index – Teacher Finds Writing Good for the Soul
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