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

Hwy 70 Road Arrows

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Road Arrow

“I’ve lived with the arrow for a while now. I found it unexpectedly, loved it immediately, and carried it home without knowing the full weight ...
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Next Generation Dream Life

Camille has officially taken over Dream Life Designs, a brand I started over 25 years ago. Her fun and unique sense of style showed itself ...
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I’m Living Your Dream Life

My first book, a memoir, debuted in 2002. It was a Cinderella story for this writer—a former newspaper columnist and aspiring author—as I received a ...
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Dear Joanie …

Dear Joanie,Your brother called while I was planting a garden for you at your home away from home. As he spoke, I heard his flute ...
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My $820 Bathroom Remodel

We’ve lived in this old house for 33 years, 10 years full-time. One section is 100 years old. Although there had been updates before our ...
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Pete n me at Zachary's

Pete n Me/Us

Moments after Pete D’Agostino and I posed for this snapshot, we said goodbye on the corner of Zachary’s Pizza and College Avenue in Rockridge and ...
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Where Do Disc Golf Resort Owners Go for RnR?

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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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