This is the birthday of Roberta Cooper Ramo, who I don’t know personally and didn’t know much about at the time that she became the first woman president of the American Bar Association (1995-96). With the nomination of another woman lawyer pioneer as the Democratic candidate for President, it seems like a good time to...Read More

FACEBOOK reminded me that two years ago today, I posted the following: When is losing like winning? When there are 1300 entries and your story makes the top 45! The story, When Walls Weep, is excerpted in part from an unpublished novel, One for the Ark, and placed on the long list for the Raymond...Read More

The Democratic National Convention starts today and you know that Daphne would love to be there, if she could. Thomas, of course, was probably at last week’s convention, but only for purposes of hobnobbing with his fellow State party leaders. You’ll understand soon enough: at election time, Mayor Thomas Donaldson, a moderate conservative, and his...Read More

Mayor Thomas Donaldson of Stirling, Wisconsin faces a number of fascinating issues in his small, moderately conservative, moderately religious town, not the least of which is the occasional friendly opposition of his liberal feminist wife, Daphne.Read More

 Foreword Reviews just named SALUTING THE SUN one of 16 finalists for their INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. (Winner announced in June.) A total of 1500 entrants, so pretty cool. If you haven’t read WARMING UP or SALUTING THE SUN, now would be a great time to read and to post a review!! Both are...Read More

Happy to announce that my story, “When Walls Weep,” which was one of two finalists for The Editors’ Prize, has now been published in The Florida Review, Vol 39, No.1( and 2, (2015), p. 65/  The story is excerpted, in part, from my forthcoming novel, One for the Ark, to be published by Ampersand in...Read More

USA Today reports that a full sized replica of Noah’s Ark is  being built on former farmland  less than an hour south of Cincinnati in Williamstown, KY, and will officially open in less than 10 months. Read More

The Judge in the Writers Digest Self-Published Book Contest had this to say about SALUTING THE SUN.  Very nice review; unfortunately, we didn’t place in the top ten. “Mary Hutchings Reed’s SALUTING THE SUN’s best feature is that it has two compelling women at its center: the cousins Dawn Ann McKnight, a Chicago weather forecaster,...Read More

  Happy to report the US Review of Books RECOMMENDS Saluting the Sun in its review.  RECOMMENDED is given to 10 to 20% of  the titles it reviews, and means the reviewer thinks it’s a “compelling and lasting read.” If you are looking for a lovely Christmas present, you can buy a copy of WARMING UP...Read More

Thanks to everyone who came to the official launch of Saluting the Sun last night.   LAF’s Jennifer Payne  shared with us examples of the work they do with families and victims of domestic violence.  STS is not necessarily “about” domestic violence (although we hope it contributes to that important public conversation), as much as it...Read More