by Mary | Sep 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every year on Rosh Hashana, I honor my brother’s wishes and repost this remembrance.
by Mary | Aug 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
I had very modest expectations when I began writing The Sparrow back in 1992. I never meant it to be a novel. I thought I was trying a short story. It was an experiment. I wanted to see what it was like to create characters, to write dialog, and set a scene. I...
by Mary | Jun 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
A lot of readers have asked me about the reference in Doc to the use of teeth from dead soldiers in dental bridges and plates. Here’s a link!
by Mary | Jun 6, 2015 | EPITAPH
Had to share this review of Epitaph for the Dallas Morning News by Allen Barra, the respected author of Inventing Wyatt Earp: his life and many legends. I may have the last sentence tattooed on my arm. Just kidding. I hate tattoos. But… Wow.
by Mary | May 27, 2015 | Natural History of a Novel, THE PRICE, What I'm working on now.
When young writers ask my advice, I always tell them, “Marry an engineer. They’re not only funny, creative, rational people, they get benefits at work and there’s been been a good job market for them since the Renaissance.” I’m not...
by Mary | Apr 23, 2015 | EPITAPH, Uncategorized
After five weeks of dealing with pertussis, I have advice: if you’re over 50, get a tetenus-diptheria-pertussis booster. Immunity from childhood vaccines evidently wears off after a few decades and the disease is making a big come-back. However, I am well now...
