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Merry Gordon

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Occasional scribbler and freelance editor. Perennial teacher. Reader of books from the classics to the geekily obscure. Lover of all things vintage. Wife, mother, armchair historian, champion of the Oxford comma, and nerd.

Current obsession: scandal and true crime in territorial-era Phoenix. I can't say more yet, but I'm dusting off the city archives and racking up books...almost ready to pitch! Stay tuned, history lovers.... ...more

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Upcoming Murdered Madams events!

Booking events into 2027! Catch me in the wild:

Saturday, October 3rd @ 10 AM: Book Talk at Wickenburg Public Library

Tuesday, October 13th: The Morning Show with Melissa Farley and Marshal Shore

Saturday, November 7th @ 11 AM: Phoenix Local Author Fair at Burton Barr Library

Saturday, November 21st @ 11 AM: Book Talk at Pinal Historical Society in Florence

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	Alcott's Imaginary Heroes: The Little Women Legacy by Merry Gordon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marnae Kelley (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Time is a game played beautifully by children.”
― Heraclitus, Fragments

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“How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face.”
― William Butler Yeats, The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats

tags: ageing, aging, beauty, poetry

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