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Mary M. Barrow

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Mary Barrow is a winner of the Midwest Book Award, an Indie Excellence Award Finalist, and Bronze Medal award winner for Reader's Favorites for 'Small Moments: A Child's Memories of the Civil Rights Movement published by Wise Ink Creative Publishers. She has been a professional writer and editor her entire career. She is also the author of 'Sun Protection for Life: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Healthy & Beautiful Skin' published by New Harbinger Publications. Mary's passion is writing fiction and she is currently working on the edits for two novels she hopes to publish while constructing a third.
Mary Barrow has been greatly influenced by her childhood memories of the East Coast and of the South. She also lived in Australia for many years, wo
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Memoir and Poetry

There is a rhythm to the written word, a rhythm that has obvious importance in poetry, but is equally important in prose. I recognize it when I read it. It entices me away from distractions and makes me take notice. That one sentence – simplicity within swirls of symbols each pulling meaning from the page in ways that squeeze the heart.

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Jan I'm almost done with the book. Great read. I learned several things while reading it which is even better. Rachiel gets the book next, as she is becoming involved in the civil rights/racism at school in classes.


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