Dayle Shockley is a well-rounded writer whose assignments have included human interest stories, self-help pieces, editorials, and first-person essays. Her articles have been cited in Personal Values, by Kurt Senske (Augsburg Fortress, 2004), The Big Talk, by Laurie Langford (John Wiley & Sons, 1998), and in The Christian Family Answer Book, compiled by Mike Yorkey (Victor, 1996).

Click on the links below for samples of Dayle’s work, or click on the images that follow to view the articles in PDF format.

What Readers Say . . .

Awesome article in the Dallas Morning News today, Dayle! This time you made me cry.(You're going to have to cut that out!) I'm posting it in the studio for my students young and old. Thanks for using your gift. — Blynda, Art Institute of McKinney

You have done it again. The article, which appeared in the Tuesday issue of the Dallas Morning News, is a masterpiece. I look forward to more of your work. — Brad LaGrange

Thank you for your wonderful essay—it made my day! —AnnMarie Petitto, KLIF/Dallas-Ft Worth

Your piece in today's Dallas Morning News Healthy Living Section page 13, was beautifully written. I pay attention to well written and well conceptualized pieces, and this one is very good work. I look forward to your future work.—Phil Mendershausen

As a man, I started not to read your story in today's paper about you and your friend Ruth. Even though I like stories like this, it would be akin to a chick flick. I read anyway and was touched. Very, very good story and it gave me pause to reconsider the many good blessings I have, especially good friends. —Steve Nance

It was nice to read [your] clean, well written, interesting and thought provoking article. Thank you. —Donna Van Eerden

You are a talented writer. —Elaine Brown