I have been working hard on my manuscript. It contains 44 chapters, 15 of which are published in literary magazines. The search is on for an agent to represent me!
I am also proud to announce that one of my stories, “Stairwell” published this summer by Jellybucket (Bluegrass Writer’s Studio of Eastern Kentucky University) has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Many worthy authors are nominated by small presses for this award, and very few will win. Still, I am thrilled to see my work in print and to know other writers thought highly enough of it to push it forward.
Another piece, “Collapse,” won first place in a flash creative nonfiction contest, 2021, and appears in Dreamers Creative Writing, Issue #10, released December 2021.
I am enjoying teaching with the Downtown Writers Center of the Syracuse YMCA and the camaraderie of fellow poets, novelists, and essayists.
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I am an author from Syracuse, New York, and the former chief medical examiner of Onondaga County. Performing thousands of autopsies in my career, I have developed a strong voice for my deceased patients. I feel intimately acquainted with the biologic and human perspectives of death — particularly in cases of violence and suffering. My creative non-fiction explores the personal perspectives of these cases and the indelible imprint of humanity they have left on me.
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So happy for you, Mary! Please let us know when we can buy a copy of your book.
Jim Farfaglia
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This is great news, Mary! So happy for you.
Please let us know when we can purchase a copy of your book.
Jim Farfaglia
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Thank you so much – I certainly will. What are you working on now?
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Thank you I certainly will. What are you working on now?
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