Anne A. Simpkinson is a writer, award-winning journalist, and story midwife. She co-edited two anthologies — Sacred Stories and Nourishing the Soul — and co-wrote Soul Work: A Field Guide for Spiritual Seekers. While living in New York City, she rode the wave of media transformations, from websites to digital communications, in her positions at Beliefnet.com, Prevention magazine, WeightWatchers.com, and Guideposts. She also served as Communications Director at Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center for several years. Anne has been practicing Centering Prayer since 1996. She served as a co-coordinator of Contemplative Outreach in New York City, trained as an Introductory Centering Prayer Workshop facilitator, co-led ongoing Centering Prayer groups at St. Batholomew’s Episcopal Church and St. Loyola Catholic Church in New York City, and Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center. She facilitates contemplative prayer and writing retreats in Connecticut and Massachusetts.