Mary Dezember
Author of Genre-Blending Adventures ~
Magical Realism, Historical Fiction, and Speculative Fiction ~
Stories and poetry as portals to possibility.
Lyrical fiction with literary style and commercial appeal.
Hi! I’m Mary Dezember. Welcome to my webpage! I blend lyrical, magical realism within historical or future settings, weaving stories of characters whose necessary heroism is fueled by the power of conviction.
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Author of stories and poetry as portals to possibility, Mary Dezember draws readers into a world beyond the ordinary—atmospheric adventures where integrity, courage, and wonder illuminate even the darkest times.
Fans of the haunting beauty and complex humanity found in stories by authors such as Matt Haig, Octavia Butler,
and Jan-Philipp Sendker will enjoy Wild Conviction, a genre-blending magical realism + historical fiction novel.
Mary Dezember writes for those who believe life holds magic and that every story can be a journey of the soul.
““Read her and be transformed.” ”
Wild Conviction, Magic of Evenfall,
Book 1
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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!
“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.
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:
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:
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I Hiked Scotland Coastal Lands
By Mary Dezember
I hiked beaches of sand, beaches of rock, and beaches edged by cliffs and dunes.
I hiked some of the cliffs and dunes.
I hiked forests that stretched seemingly forever, from the edge of the coast to acres inland.
I hiked yellow gorse-lined cliffs upward and upward with the bluest ocean to the left and freshly plowed rich brown farmland to the right.
I hiked away from enchanting villages, one with the church steeple barely visible as the fog rolling in the from ocean, perpendicular, covered the town facades in a romantic and mysterious mist.
I hiked past desolate WWII pillbox bunkers and piles of rocks, the ocean crashing to the left, thinking of my dad and the many other selfless, brave soldiers. Here, as with most of the hike, I saw no one. On this timeless stretch — and except for some birds — I was the only living soul.