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ROCK
The best way to see the country is by train. The best time to travel from coast to coast is in the autumn. I just completed a three day train trip from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco, California. It is now the beginning of autumn, the greens of summer are changing. The lighter greens of…
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Train Travels
Eight years ago in 2018 I took my first long distance train trip. I hopped on in Washington DC and three days later I was in San Francisco. I traveled through West Virginia passing rundown houses, rusty trucks and cars, and abandoned store fronts. This state felt very poor. Heading next through Ohio and Indiana…
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Radio Flyer
Did you have a little red wagon when you were a child? If so it was probably a Radio Flyer. There was so much one could do with their Radio Flyer wagon. Hop in and race down a hill. Load it up with toys to hall across the yard. Or pull your pet puppy up…
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Winter Eagles
February of a new year! Hopefully we are moving past the bitter cold weather. Today as I write this the sun is shining and there is nothing but blue sky as far as I can see. I am hoping that this blog is my avenue to talk with you. I live withing 15 minutes of…
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Thanksgiving, Turkey, Stuffing….
Thanksgiving, turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, family, football, lazy afternoons, napping in the recliner. Thanksgiving was all of that for him. This was his favorite holiday. He would get up at 4am to help his wife stuff the turkey. Putting it in the oven by 6 or so it would be ready when the family arrived…
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Greetings!
I am so glad you are here to join me on my writing journey. I have been a writer for the past fifty years. discovering my passion for writing when I was in college. I am a professional naturalist having led hikes and taught classes in city, state and national parks in Illinois, Michigan, and Vermont. My essays have been inspired by my travels across the United Stated and Canada. I am a mother of five and grandmother of five who are also the subject of many writings. Cozy up with one of my books of essays or connect to my memoir which is written knowing there are wives and mothers who have traveled down the same bumpy road that I have navigated.
I look forward to you following me on my writing journey. Mary
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Poetry – Ninth Letter (print journal), Harbor Review (online journal), Split Lip Magazine (online journal), Bennington Review (online & print), Foglifter (print LBGTQIA+)
Fiction – Ecotone (print journal), Normal School (print journal), Adroit Journal (online journal), Hunger Mountain (online journal), One Story (print journal)
Nonfiction – Zyzzyva (print journal), Brick (print magazine), Emergence (print magazine), Agni (print journal), Hobart (print magazine)
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