Maery Rose

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Start Here

I’m doing a major cleanup and reorganization of this website, the blog posts, and myself. We’ve evolved over the past eleven years and it’s time to declutter. My goal is to make it easier for you to see what my writing has to offer, and help you find the topics you’re looking for. Until I reach that nirvana, I’ve provided links to a sample of posts to get you acquainted with what is available here.

Aging

My experiences with aging, injuries, and finding a new normal.

bike camping
  • Skeletal Dance of Osteoporosis
  • Looking Ahead, Seeing What I Can Do
  • Finding a New Normal
  • My Body Awareness Bike Ride

Writing

Short story samples and writing process.

writing
  • StoryFest2020: Humpty Dumpty’s Demise
  • Staying Home, Reimagining Happily Ever After
  • When You Need a Pep Talk
  • What You Can Learn From Frogs and Reading Fantasy

My Adoptee Life

Stories about my two families, birth family and adopted.

family
  • Adoptee Searches
  • Desert Woman
  • Remembering My [Adoptive] Mom
  • [Birth] Dad’s Birthday Poem

Drawing as a Practice

How I began drawing in my fifties, which goes to show it’s never too late.

sketch
  • Drawing as Meditation and Therapy
  • Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
  • Creating a Life in Pages Through a Drawing Practice
  • Loosen Up and Have a Good Experience

Horses

Friends I’ve gained and fears I’ve overcome because of my horse, Luke. The fourth link is on the most difficult choice any animal lover ever has to make.

horseback riding
  • Friends
  • Finding Good, Getting Over Fear of Losing It
  • Facing Fear by Chasing Love
  • Hard Choices – Elusive Truths

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Recent Posts

  • Elder Dog Care and 2021 Feelings
  • A Past Me Reflection
  • Not a Thanksgiving Gratitude Post
  • The World Outside My Window
  • Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

@MaeryKRose

  • Yes! Thank you! https://t.co/rlzNy6ESmCyesterday
  • Petitioning courts for adoptee birth records Adoptees United presentation registration: https://t.co/oOo6qbFZbSyesterday
  • I dressed up in my favorite sweater and tall black boots. Even put on mascara—to go to the dentist. COVID isolation… https://t.co/qKEqvqrkCs2 days ago

Currently Reading

Maery's bookshelf

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
by Jessica Brody
Verge: Stories
Verge: Stories
by Lidia Yuknavitch
The Magician's Nephew
The Magician's Nephew
by C.S. Lewis
The Business of Being a Writer
The Business of Being a Writer
by Jane Friedman
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad
by Terry Pratchett

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Hi, I’m Maery Rose, a Minnesota writer. If you are seeking straight talk about aging and other topics you’ve come to the right place. I write essays, short stories, and memoir. Read More…

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