Mary Schanuel has been a writer since she could hold a pencil and has published non-fiction, entertainment reviews, poetry and short fiction since she was 19. Her works have appeared in such publications as Working Mother Magazine, Organic Gardening and the Los Angeles Daily News. Her poetry will be published in an upcoming anthology of poems by the Missouri Zen Writers Group. A member of the Woman to Woman - St. Louis community, Mary facilitates personal growth and healing workshops.