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Poet, New York Times bestselling author of Paleolithic Era novels, nonfiction writer, award-winning screenwriter. https://marymackey.com/

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 6d

“Mary Mackey’s poems are powerful, beautiful, and have extraordinary range. May her concern for the planet help save it.”
—Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman Warrior

https://tinyurl.com/2j4f6yak

#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 10h

Congratulations, Sean!

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 10h

Congratulations.

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 10h

What a fabulous photo.

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 17h

Curious about where the world’s first cities were built?

This list of the top 10 oldest cities highlights ancient urban centers that continue to exist, offering a glimpse into early human history and culture.

https://tinyurl.com/5ay3eejf

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 18h

Dr. Andy's Poetry & Technology Hour

Dr. Andy’s guests include crimewriter Catriona McPherson, novelist Mary Mackey, and environment manager Jon Johnson.

Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/ahhpczrh

#poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryTwitter #PoetrySky

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 19h

“The story pulled me and encircled me like a "snake biting it's tail" then left me wanting more.”

-Amazon review

https://loom.ly/yPdE_FU

#HistoricalFiction #ReadingCommunity

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jack heathen @jackheathen.bsky.social · 1d

For #TombTuesday -
The Whispering Knights (oil on canvas 30cm x 30 cm) - the remnant of a Neolithic burial chamber, and part of the Rollright Stones complex in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
#WhisperingKnights #RollrightStones

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Spectacular.

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Have fun!

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Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder,
Tomorrow, Wednesday October 15th, I will be interviewed live on the podcast / YouTube channel, Booked.

8AM PDT, 10AM CDT, 11AM EDT
3PM GMT/UTC

Audience questions will be fielded in the second half (roughly 40 minute mark).

Richard L Pastore 📚🏳️‍🌈 @rlpastore.bsky.social · 5d

Wed, Oct 15 I will be doing a live interview on Booked! (10am CDT, 11am EDT).

The second half focuses on audience Q&A. If you can attend, feel free to pelt me with questions. Ask anything! If I don't know, I'll just make something up.

To join, use this YouTube link:
www.youtube.com/live/RoWrpcg...

The 2025, Season 2 Episode 7 of Booked is live on Wednesday, October 15th at 10AM. Questions will be taken from the audience too.

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Fabulous.

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Poetry readings offer a unique auditory experience, bringing the rhythm and sonic qualities of poems to life for a more profound connection.

#poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Hunter-Gatherers, Neolithic Farmers Followed “Danube Route” To Central Europe Expanded, Coexisted and Gradually Mixed

https://tinyurl.com/ze8wxzee

#Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod #NeolithicEurope

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 1d

"Always Mackey's eye is drawn to the marginalized, the poor, the outcast, the trivialized. She has created an oeuvre, wilder, more open to change with each passing year. Hers is a monumental achievement.”
-D. Nurkse

https://loom.ly/1fx4leo

#poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity

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Sixteen Rivers Press @sixteenrivers.bsky.social · 2d

The countdown begins for our annual Sixteen Rivers fundraiser featuring rock star poets D.A. Powell & Kim Addonizio. We're excited! You're excited! We're all excited! Sunday, Oct. 19, 2-5 pm, Northbrae Community Church, Berkeley. Poem on! #poetry #poetrysky #writingcommunity @dapowell.bsky.social

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for sharing this article.

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you.

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful sunrise.

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Zack Rogow interviewed Mary Mackey on his blog Advice For Writers

Q.: You’ve said that your new poetry book In This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse is different from your other collections. How?

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2p9zbvph

#poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 2d

“I usually write five days a week for about five to six hours a day.
My ideal setting is a quiet room with nothing to distract me—no pictures on the wall, good light, a window or two that looks out on a tree, a green lawn, or a bit of the sky.”

-Mary Mackey

#Writing Community

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 2d

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house."

- Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks

#Autumn

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 2d

The Year the Horses Came

“I was surprised by the story and really enjoyed book one of the series. I wasn't very far into the book when I knew I was hooked on the story and had to have the other two books to the series "The EarthSong Trilogy".

-Amazon review

https://loom.ly/hZ_RW7U

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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 3d

#NationalFarmersDay in the US is celebrated annually on October 12th.

It is a day dedicated to honoring and showing appreciation for the hard work, dedication, and vital contributions of farmers and ranchers who provide food, fiber, and other agricultural products for the nation and the world.

Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 4d

'Whole prehistory of Fife' found in one field, experts say

Archaeologists say they have found evidence that a site in a village near St Andrews has been used by people for about 10,000 years.

https://tinyurl.com/mr874fc3

#Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod #NeolithicEurope

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