Greer Sickinger-Maher, Author
When you use the heart as a measuring stick for success…
you find you know more successful people than you thought.
Greer Sickinger-Maher is a long-time elementary school teacher. She earned her undergraduate degree in Creative Writing and Master of Science in reading strategies, and always knew she would be a writer and educator. Greer Sickinger-Maher has been writing stories since she could hold a pen and telling stories since she could talk. She has resided in Texas, California, and Ohio. The bestowed name Greer means “watch woman” and proves true as she draws on personal experiences to inspire her stories.
“This is a life changing story!”
–Santa Clause
How does a bully become Santa’s favorite person? This heartwarming tale teaches a message of kindness, forgiveness, and second chances.
A Social-Emotional tale written by a long-time educator with a Bachelor of Arts of Creative Writing and a Master of Science in Reading Strategies. The academic skills are included at the end of the story. Please find grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and morphology at the end of the story.
“This is a life changing story!”
–Santa Claus
How does an overly bashful student overcome her shyness and become a trusted person to Santa and Mrs. Clause?
This heartwarming tale teaches a message of confidence. A Social-Emotional tale written by a long-time educator with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and a Master of Science in Reading Strategies. The academic skills are included at the end of the story. Please find grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and morphology at the end of the story.
Two women who endeavor to be famous grow up together evangelizing in a small Texas town. A charm school in 1986 in the south has high expectations for young girls. A Mommy group meets weekly and has very frank conversations at the dining room table in a million dollar neighborhood. A teenage girl falls in love with the father of the children she babysits and becomes obsessed. The snobby owner of a company arrives in his expensive car wearing a Rolex and calls a last minute meeting to talk about lean manufacturing, threatening people’s jobs. Each story offers a feel good ending.
In this compelling collection of short stories, characters strive to know what wholeness is. A southern man in the 1978 disco era struggles to find the meaning of love. An old hotel holds a secret while the ebb and flow of life happens around the guests. Young urban professionals in San Francisco share their vulnerabilities in a popular church group. Four high school girls sneak out of a strict Catholic school on a snowy day.