Shelley Seale
Areas of writing specialty include cultural issues, travel, the arts, women & children, nonprofit and social activism, real estate (commercial & residential), relocation, architecture, entrepreneurship, business and interior design. She holds a degree in Writing and Cultural Psychology from St. Edward's University.
Shelley has been a regular contributing writer to the Good Life Magazine, Andrew Harper Traveler Magazine, The Examiner, OutFront Magazine, and the Austin Business Journal among others. Her work has also been published in The Seattle Times, Austin Monthly, Texas School Business Magazine, San Antonio Express-News, Austin Woman, InfoChange India, the Austin American-Statesman, Advance for Nurses, Dance Spirit and more.
Shelley recently finished a narrative non-fiction book: The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India. It tells the stories of some of the 25 million children living without parents in India, on the streets or in orphanages; and the inspiring people who are helping to uphold their rights, one child at a time. Go to http://weightofsilence.wordpress.com, where you can read an excerpt from the book, articles and news about the subject, & much more!
Articles by Shelley Seale
December 09, 2008
With the conflicts in Sudan continuing to rage, much media attention has been given to the "Lost Boys" through documentaries, books, and newspaper reports. But very little is ever said about the Lost Girls, who often faces struggles even more difficult. They have a champion in Agnes Oswaha.
December 09, 2008
The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai left the world stunned. The U.S. State Department has issued an alert for travelers either already in India or planning a trip there. Many of you whom are considering travel to India are now second-guessing your plans.
Don´t, says travel writer Beth Whitman.
November 20, 2008
Yesu Babu of Vambay Colony in Vijayawada is 12. He has lost both his parents to AIDS. His younger brother is positive. There are almost 2 million AIDS orphans like him in India. But the national and global response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in India has virtually ignored children.
November 20, 2008
There often seems to be two bewilderingly different Indias. One is on the streets, right up front - the beggars, the pavement dwellers, the slums, the street children, the tiny laborers who pick through the litter for recyclables when they should be laughing on a playground. It´s noisy, in your face, assaulting you. The other India is cocooned behind all this, tucked away from it. This India is one of quiet, air conditioning, service, amenities, middle and upper class people living their lives much as the wealthier live their lives anywhere.