writing
Amy Phillips is a storyteller par excellence. She has been writing for Northwestern College publications for 17 years, and she has consistently told stories that draw readers in, make connections, and define her subjects in a compelling and concise manner. She’s the best writer I’ve worked with. I’m always confident she will engage the reader and find a way to bring out something memorable about her subject, and she never disappoints.
Duane Beeson, Director of Public Relations, Northwestern College
academic publications
Book Review of The Routledge Companion to Theatre of the Oppressed
books
FRAMES: a picture of death, drugs, and forgiveness (as Amy Scheer)
FRAMES is the true story of a 28-year-old woman who died when a speeding truck crashed into her idling car. It’s the story of a man addicted to cocaine and a widower who said I forgive you. FRAMES is a mosaic of shattered lives: a beautiful picture of life, death, and everything in between.
FRAMES presents a real-life tragedy and its hopeful end by allowing the central characters to speak for themselves. Firsthand accounts and primary source materials stand side by side, forming an elegant, complex narrative collage that draws in the reader with highly personal revelations.
Part oral history, part elegy, FRAMES shows that the many snapshots of our lives rarely stand alone, and one picture of death, drugs and forgiveness has lessons for us all. Purchase here.
articles
What Meatheads Want You To Know
meatheads can be mindful, too
the story of how I came to love my husband's brain
My profile of Tony Award nominee Cora Vander Broek
a father creates a superhero with Down Syndrome in honor of his son
Grappling (as Amy Scheer)
a wrestler perseveres after below-the-knee amputation
I Can Do This (as Amy Scheer)
on first-generation college students
a teacher uses her personal struggles to inspire students
Five Guys (as Amy Scheer)
former roommates stay close through the years
blog
a life in the workplace. all of them.
articles on weightlifting, theatre, manual labor and more
personal stories
My husband and I tell personal stories through word and image. Learn more about average joe and amy here.
Read Brett and Morgan's story here.
Read about Sarah here.