One Way to Whitefish (2024).

An immigrant coming-of-age story, set in a time and place that are rarely celebrated in fiction -- a pocket of midcentury Manhattan that is long gone -- as well as a journey to the more mythic America of the West. A young man, Don, and his mother, Velma, manage a bar in Yorkville. The narrative moves between two time periods, Don’s childhood starting in 1941, and follows him through 1957, when he travels across the country to Whitefish, Montana.

Object Essays (2023).

Whether chasing down a vintage Pyrex pot or reminiscing about a Zenith television set, Object Essays detail how everyday items can evoke emotions and memories that far outweigh an item itself. These essays were developed when Ms. Bushell taught a Writer’s Circle at The New York Public Library, Mulberry Street branch.

Lilacs in the Spring: Meditation on the Life of Maria Prytula (2016).

Independent essay project that pays tribute to the life of Virginia poet Maria Prytula.