Mary Bess Dunn

Writer. Thinker. Teacher Educator. Grandmama. Aspiring Pickleball Extraordinaire. Pushcart Prize nominee.

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Happy to report my story “Helping Hands” is a semifinalist in th 2023 Wild Woman story contest from TulipTree Review. Winners will be announced in a week or so. Love that they are honoring “stories whose main characters embody the Wild Woman of spirit!”

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Happy news! My story “Helping Hands” is a finalist in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards.#TFOB

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Have you been studying up??😊 https://t.co/LZ3nVAvRkz

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These cuties might make me think about changing my no pet lifestyle https://t.co/An7tMCR12k

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/cONuXaXbKC

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Back in my happy place! 💕 https://t.co/LKz7pUSbNv

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Happy news! My story “Helping Hands” is a finalist in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards.#TFOB https://t.co/6ISgsAPnk6

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Two essay collections have warmed these last cold days of January. Reading Joan Didion’s “Let Me Tell You What I Mean” and listening to Ann Patchett’s “These Precious Days.”Perfect pairing!#authors @didionquotes @ParnassusBooks1

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First book of 2022 first published in 1918 yet Booth Tarkington‘s Magnificent Ambersons nails today’s state of affairs.#Classics

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@thoughtswithn Revising chapter twenty-two for the twenty-third time.

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Today would have been Toni Morrison’s 90th birthday. Creatively, Morrison set a large and lavish table of literature. If you’re new to her work, or haven’t read her in a long while, here's where to start. https://t.co/MnfacijHs2

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@PamelaWillson6 What a great idea! Toni Morrison would surely warrant her own candle. Good luck!

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@thoughtswithn Happy Day! Hope this is your best year ever!

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@NashSevereWx Lift the windshield wipers before ice and snow!

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@CjSAuthor Here you go! https://t.co/qPOy0a94Ff

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@laulauev @ALANCOPE24 How special!

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@RowellPublish Virginia Woolf or Elizabeth Strout

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@TunaFishJournal Thanks for recommending!

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For some reason today feels like a new beginning. What books are you reading that encourage a fresh start?