Janet Hartman, former software developer and liveaboard sailor, writes nonfiction articles and essays about interesting places and unique people. Now a landlubber and kayaker in North Carolina, she also writes creative nonfiction on a variety of topics, flash fiction, and essays on the writing life.  She was the 2010 guest columnist for the Long Ridge Writers' Group newsletter.   To view her blog, click on the photo above.

Bylines Writers' Desk Calendar Chicken Soup for the Soul You&Me - America's Medical Magazine

	Janet's "Cairn Mind Meld" story is in Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Dog's Life which was released April 12 in print, She has copies for sale with half of her proceeds going to local animal shelters. You can buy them directly from Janet or at The Rocking Chair Bookstore in Beaufort, NC. The book sold so well that it was released in e-book form in March. For a limited time, the e-book is available for half-price, at $4.99.
	On April 13, You & Me magazine published "Dental Correction", Janet's humorous true story about a visit to the dentist. You can read it at the link above. Her essay on how she got a column is in the Bylines 2012 Writer's Desk Calendar. Her essay on Richard "Big Boy" Henry is in the Novello Festival Press anthology "Making Notes: Music of the Carolinas", available at bookstores and at Amazon.com.
	Janet is a member of N.C. Writers' Network and the immediate past president of Carteret Writers. She wrote a weekly column called Potpourri for the Long Ridge Writers Group as the 2010 guest columnist for their newsletter. While a software developer, Janet authored many technical manuals for Fortune 500 companies. Janet may be contacted at awriter@mindspring.com