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A former neonatal intensive care nurse, Melissa H. Cronin is an essayist, journalist, pedestrian advocate, Irish fiddler, gardener, and nature artist. She received her MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Recognized as a Notable Mention in The Best American Essays (2019) and a recipient of a Vermont Studio Center Merit Grant and a Vermont Arts Council Development Grant, her work has appeared in various mainstream newspapers, book series, magazines, and literary journals. Melissa lives with her husband in the Champlain Islands in Vermont.

Set against the backdrop of the 2003 Santa Monica Farmers’ Market crash, Melissa’s memoir, The Peach, A Memoir of Trauma, Survival, and Forgiveness, will be released by Mnemosyne Books in the fall of 2026.

A public speaker on the topics of TBIs and PTSD, Melissa is available for events on topics related to trauma, including:

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder/anxiety

  • Traumatic brain injuries

  • Pedestrian Safety

  • Forgiveness

  • Physical/mental/emotional abuse

  • Anorexia Nervosa

  • Body image

  • Identity

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