A published author, Dr. Dymond has been awarded The Briar Cliff Review Fiction Prize and the O. Henry Prize, one of the most prestigious recognitions for short fiction, and her stories have appeared in numerous literary journals. In 2013, her co-edited collection Motherhood Memoirs: Mothers Creating/Writing Lives was published by Demeter Press. Her chapter on memoirs of postpartum depression intertwined her scholarship with her own personal narrative. In April 2014, she was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer and is currently working on an essay about her experience.