Melissa Burkley
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Melissa Burkley

Author / Freelance Writer / Psychologist

Publications

Publications

FICTION

  • "Ouroborus" published in Night Terrors Vol 14
  • "The Culling" published in Night Terrors Vol 8
  • "Make a (Death) Wish" published in Tainted Love: Women in Horror
  • "Rumspringa" published in Women in Horror Annual Vol. 2

 

SELECTED NON-FICTION ARTICLES

Poets & Writers Magazine

  • The Hour Between Dog and Wolf

Psychology Today (small selection from my 60+ articles)

  • 5 Easy Ways to Boost Your Brain Health
  • "Sleep On It" To Boost Your Creativity
  • 3 Reasons Men Really Ought to Get More Sleep
  • Six Simple Tips for Overcoming Failure

MEL Magazine

  • Not Getting Enough Sleep is Shrinking Your Balls

Dailysleep.org

  • The Link Between Poor Sleep and Mental Health in Older Adults

Huffington Post

  • Do "Ugly Duckling" Stories About Beauty Harm Women?
  • The SNL Debacle: Are Black Women Socially Invisible?
  • Is Free Will a Magic Trick?

YourTango.com

  • 1 in 100 People are Psychopaths - Here are the 3 Personality Traits that Give Them Away
  • 2 Major Differences Between Male and Female Psychopaths

Hinnom Magazine

  • Finding Your Hidden Muse
  • The Four Strains of Writer's Block and How To Treat Them
  • The Zeigarnik Effect

The Psychology of Dexter

  • The Dark Passenger in All of Us

The Psychology of Twilight

  • The Theme of Prejudice in Twilight: Team Edward vs. Team Jacob

The Psychology of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

  • Men Who Hate Women But Hide it Well: Successful Psychopathy in the Millennium Trilogy

blog

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