Marylee MacDonald
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Pale Horse, Pale Rider
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Surrender: A Memoir of Nature, Nurture, and Love
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Montpelier Tomorrow
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2014
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Body Language
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Bonds of Love and Blood
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2016
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The Rug Bazaar: A Chapbook
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2015
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The Big Book of Small Presses and Independent Publishers: Small Presses, book contests, university presses, and independent publishers for unagented authors
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One Friday Night In Baltimore
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Montpelier Tomorrow: A Novel
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Bonds of Love and Blood: Short Stories
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So many novels that are part of our literary canon have to do with the lives of young men. The reputations of J.D. Salinger and Tobias Wolff rest on closely autobiographical novels about the self-awareness of boys who are about to become men. And, ye ...more | |
"I loved this book! It is wonderfully written and captivating to read. The story line is unique and unpredictable. It has everything- humor, heartbreak, nostalgia, new beginnings. It was hard to put down from the start and definitely one I will read a"
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I did not see that story coming. (Let me first say that I expected a slightly different ending to come from Gene's story, but while MY heart hoped for one thing, it was evident that Gene's heart needed something more.) I did not see Gen" Read more of this review » |
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"I must admit that my review of this beautifully written novel is a bit biased: I was a close friend of the late author from med school days, through residency and as we practiced anesthesia together for many years.
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This book reminded me a great deal of Barbara Ehrenreich's DANCING IN THE STREETS, a work of nonfiction that highlighted our very human need for social connection. The author describes the difference between deep, life-sustaining friendships and thos ...more | |
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What a delightful and subtly funny book! The main character George reminded me a lot of Bill Murray in LOST IN TRANSLATION or Jack Nicholson in THE BUCKET LIST--not irredeemable jerks, but hapless, stumbling, wounded, and human. The men and women in t ...more |
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“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
― Gump and Co.
― Gump and Co.

“I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.”
― Hope Against Hope
― Hope Against Hope

“Well, that sucked more ass than liposuction.”
― Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet
― Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”
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