DR. LYNETTE LONG (Playwright) Lynette Long, author, has published numerous books and articles which focus on psychological topics. She is best known for The Handbook for Latchkey Children and Their Working Parents and is credited for popularizing the term “latchkey children”, and has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs. Lynette Long has served as a college professor, school teacher, and school principal. Her interest in the psychological aspects of abortion was peaked after living in Japan where abortion is free from psychological stigma.