Listen to Becky Karush of the Read To Me podcast read a passage from Other Wise and discuss what she loves about it. Delicious! https://www.readtomepod.com/season2episodes/spreeweekday3?fbclid=IwAR0Dk1NEs69rhv7qsuluEZPtplIpsYwrvmAJ8xKf0B9Aua5mMTadWOfnc_M
Look who’s sitting in this pile of Maine-authored books at Sherman’s Books up and down the Maine coast..
Mary Lou Hamilton Bagley, author of Other Wise, a novel, – the first in a series – is an experienced educator (former high school teacher of English, Writing Process & Theater Arts and UNH, DCE instructor in Guided Imagery/Relaxation Techniques), an alumna of Molasses Pond Writer’s Conference/Retreats and The Twin Farms Writers Workshops, a seasoned storyteller, and a lifelong writer. Mary Lou is a member of the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.
Along the way, Mary Lou has published numerous feature articles and worked with private clientele (d.b.a. A Way With Words) specializing in personalized poetry, including illustrated “pet poems.”
Especially attracted to projects which combine her many talents, in 2001 she wrote and performed Collage: zany bits and some serious stuff. A mix of “original songs ‘n stories ‘n such,” this show introduced theatre audiences to her emerging body of artwork. It touched hearts, souls, and funny bones while exploring virgin territory, growing up alto, recycling, and love, losses & lifelines.
In Out of the Dark: a collection of short stories, she takes to the microphone and reads four of her original stories in audio book form.
Presently in print, her short story, “Turnabout” appears in Twin Farms Anthology; and,“Knowing When” was chosen for publication in Summer Stories — a collection of stories by ten Maine authors written in response to a series of paintings (ekphrasis) by Maine artist, Leslie Anderson. Her flash fiction piece can be found online at Slam. She’s recently concluded a series of bi-weekly children’s shorts in stand-alone and serialized form for the Journal Tribune.
Her poems, “Amethyst Hour At the Starlight on West 47th” and “Every Evening,” were featured in ekphrasis shows at the Kittery Art Association in 2013 & 2014. “Beloved,” a product of her participation in a “creation circle” as part of the Portsmouth Poet Laureate Project, was included in the culminating event in November, 2014. And, “Song For My Mother” earned her an invitation to participate in Jerome Meadows’ BLANK PAGE POETRY Words & Shadows: Truths That Arise Remembered project — a performance honoring the African Burying Ground in Portsmouth, NH
In addition, she offers inspiration and gentle nudgings to other writers and creatives with her blog, Time To Write (For notifications of postings, please sign up on the blog page.)
Mary Lou is available for readings, speaking engagements, and workshops at libraries, book groups, retreats, gatherings, etc. Please email her for more information.
