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Mary Mackey, author

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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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β€œI had a hard time putting this book down to sleep. Incredible writing, well-developed characters and storyline. A must-read for pre-historic fiction fanatics!”

https://loom.ly/hZ_RW7U

#HistoricalFiction #FantasyFiction #ReadingCommunity

22.11.2025 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œEscape from The Fat Farm is a brilliant, surreal, darkly funny book that stuck in my memory like literary crazy glue long after I put it down."

- Jean Taylor

tinyurl.com/3zachp75

#EscapeFromTheFatFarm #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

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Spectacular day in your neighborhood.

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How the UK's ancient stones are drawing renewed awareness of the sacred PENZANCE, England (RNS) β€”Β The United Kingdom is studded with megalithic formations dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze ages. Many are finding in them a portal to the sacred.

The U.K. is studded with megalithic formations dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze ages. Many are finding in them a portal to the sacred. religionnews.com/2025/11/21/h...

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Congratulations.

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Fabulous photo.

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Enjoy!

21.11.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gerry Fialka interviews Mary Mackey

Part One https://tinyurl.com/355vmjt3

Part Two https://tinyurl.com/36nmasdj

#AuthorInterview #creativity

21.11.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Karahantepe project probes Neolithic eating habits

https://tinyurl.com/yc8n54yv

#Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod #NeolithicEurope

21.11.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Mackey's crisp-edged perceptions are set down with a sensuous, compassionate, and utterly unflinching eye."

-Jane Hirshfield

https://loom.ly/Cypgmnk

#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

21.11.2025 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL

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#PoetryNews

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Congratulations, Max.

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Fantastic photos.

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Thank you!

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Congratulations.

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Marvelous.

20.11.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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KALW Angie Coiro Interviews Mary Mackey

https://loom.ly/jH2SJcM

#ClimateChange #InThisBurningWorld

20.11.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cradle of Zeus: Mount Ida and the Birth of Greek Mythology

https://tinyurl.com/yc6749zk

#Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod

20.11.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI loved how the characters' stories overlap and connect, and how time moves in a mosaic-like way. The book is brief, but satisfying.”

-Amazon review

https://loom.ly/L7AyhmA

#fiction #immersion

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a stack of books with the words " when in doubt go to the library " Alt: a stack of books with the words " when in doubt go to the library "
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Wonderful idea!

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Spectacular photo

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Marvelous.

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Excavations are underway at Qeshlaq Tappaci with the goal to compile the cultural characteristics of the #Neolithic era in the NW Iranian region, as well as to present the time period of these cultures within the framework of Iranian arch. chronology. https://tinyurl.com/5ybhr4sh

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β€œThere is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.”

― John Holmes

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"A researcher's precision combined with storytelling magic."

-Marija Gimbutas, author of The Civilization of the Goddess

https://loom.ly/hZ_RW7U

#HistoricalFiction

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What is fascinating about these stones erected by Neolithic men around 6,000 years ago is that they will still be there, standing, when humanity has disappeared.

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Rex is adorable.

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You are a trooper.

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