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and Dezember LLC.

It is also the seal of the fictional Sisterhood of Gifts
of my novel Wild Conviction.

“Read her and be transformed.”
— Willis Barnstone, endorsement of Earth-Marked Like You

Discover Helen Gray Cone and Her Nineteenth-Century Poetry with Me.

Helen Gray Cone was a prominent American poet and scholar of the nineteenth century, a pioneer in American poetry and in women's college education.

Helen Gray Cone was among the first to advocate women's voices as literary voices in America.

To find out much more about this remarkable woman, go to my webpage with my dedicated research about Helen Gray Cone below:

https://www.marydezember.com/helen-gray-cone

I am so honored to be included in the beautiful and inspiring journal The Sailors Review, June 30, 2024, Issue No. 79. Click on the cover of the journal (that’s me on the cover!) to go to the website of the publisher VaChikepe and the Hundred Sailors. There, you can click on this year’s journal covers to read.

My interview is Artist Lounge 1, pages 43 - 48.

But please don’t miss all this journal has to offer! The Sailors Review is filled with wonderful poetry and interviews and articles about poetry, writing, music and art, so be sure to see them all!

The Vision stated on the website of the publisher of The Sailors Review — VaChikepe and the Hundred Sailors — is:

“Grooming world class artists through appreciating poetry and other forms of Art.”

What a fabulous Vision!

Thank you to publisher T.P. Chikepe and to Martin Chivaku for including me in your journal! Thanks also to Martin Chivaku for such great interview questions.


Look Inside the Book:

You can read pages from Wild Conviction. Click on book cover icon below.

You can find links to full editorial reviews there, too.

The sample is of the print version. The ebook version formatting is a bit different, but the story is the same, of course.

Hello!

Welcome to my website.

Words can be magic.

When we write, we spell words


and, arranged well,


w

ords can put a spell on us.



Have a magical day.

Mary

Author photo by Jason Collin Photography.

WILD CONVICTION is receiving important awards, outstanding editorial reviews and reader reviews. Read reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, and BookBub.

THE WILD CONVICTION BOOK TOUR 2024 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND VERY MAGICAL!

Blog Posts & Reviews from Dr. Dezember’s View

My thoughts about topics in the arts, creativity and writing, reviews about featured Creatives at Creatives in Conversation, and sometimes my own poems and short stories are published on my blog posts: