Award-winning author
Michele VanOrt Cozzens

Set aside her journalism career in 1993 and now resides in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. In the Northwoods she and her husband own and operate Sandy Point Resort and Disc Golf Ranch. She is the author of six published books and the blog, "Michelaneous."

NEWS:

Latest release: How to Achieve Your Dream Life: Start-up Advice from a Successful Innkeeper. Available in Paperback and Kindle.

Praise for Irish Twins

From Midwest Book Review: “Irish Twins is a moving read that emphasizes the importance of sisterhood. Very highly recommended.”

From the AZ Daily Star:

“Journalist Cozzens has the subject matter and the skills to write a good generational novel of Catholic family life in the latter half of the 20th century in the United States.”

Irish Twins is now available on Kindle!

McKenna Publishing Group is pleased to announce the publication of Michele’s fifth book and third novel, Irish Twins. It’s a story about life and death, sisterhood and forgiveness. Writing it was an emotional journey, and Michele chose to tell the story of two sets of Irish Twins, Anne and Molly, and Jenny and Caylie, from the perspective of a fictionalized version of her deceased mother. “It was like having my mother with me, guiding me through the process. I heard her voice in my head as I wrote the story,” said Michele. Reviews have been excellent and it is available at Amazon.com. Signed copies may be purchased from the author.

Blog

Pat Rankin: The Biggest Bulldog

“How does a prospective high school artist go about preparing for the future?” This is the lead to a piece published in The RB Clarion ...
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9037 — A Touch of Gray

My last days there were like living in an abandoned nest.
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The Glass Stars

It happened on the corner of 30th Street and Maple Avenue, a suburban crossroads separating my hometown of Brookfield, Illinois, and our neighboring town, LaGrange ...
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Memento mori

“Memories cannot die. They are our burden, our pleasure, and our constant reminder of who we are.”  –From A Line Between Friends (2006).
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RV Recap: From Virgins to Veterans in Eleven Days

Boulder, CO > Fort Kearny, NE > Lake Anita, IA > Lac du Flambeau, WI
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Cornfields, Cemeteries and Cranes

Douglas, NE > Boulder, CO
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Prairie Woman Arts

Albert Lea, MN > Douglas, NE
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The Virgin Voyage

Lac du Flambeau, WI > Albert Lea, MN
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A Ten-Cent Lesson

When I was a little girl in the 1960s, each summer my family traveled from the concrete Chicago suburbs to the lush green land of ...
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