Walking With Maga, by Maureen Boyd Biro, illustrated by Joyce Wheeler, All About Kids Publishing
"What an astonishing thing a book is… proof that humans are capable of working magic.”
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Part II
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Part II
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
"A lovely read aloud!" - School Library Journal "The charming text captures the love between grandmother and granddaughter." - Booklist FORTHCOMING CHILDREN'S BOOKS: BLUEBERRIES MAKE GOOD CANNONBALLS, 2019 |
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ARTICLES ON DREAMING
Blessed Are the Dreamers DreamTime, Winter 2016 "Some dreams are a gift. They predict unlikely events that later magically play out. They give us a glimpse into the extraordinary, blurring the boundaries of existence. They remind us of our blessings, challenge our perceptions, or prod us to look beyond our own limited vision to see the greater picture." |
Derby Dreaming DreamTime. Fall 2017 |
"Lyrical Dreaming:
Messages From the Song of our Soul"
Fall 2016 PsiberDreaming Conference Presentation
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FICTION, CREATIVE NON-FICTION, ARTICLES AND ESSAYS:
Maureen's work has appeared in national and regional magazines and publications including: Glamour, Redbook, Woman's Day, Ladies Home Journal, Better Homes and Gardens, Family, Whispers From Heaven, GRIT, Guide to the Arts, Ageless Lifestyle, Creative Reading, Parents and Kids, Down Memory Lane, Parents Express and dozens more publications.
ANTHOLOGIES
Editor's Prize for Non-Fiction
MARY: A Journal of New Writing
20th Anniversary Issue
"Nothing Gold Can Stay"*
*excerpted from Maureen's forthcoming memoir, The Naught of Memory
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"Baking Biscotti"
FIRST PRESS
Voices of the Valley
"I come from a family of bakers. Nana Lucia was renowned for her breads. They were dense and fragrant, shaped by hands that felt when a loaf was right. Aunt Sophia bakes biscotti. The children clamor for them. The cookies are crisp and not too sweet, flavored with anise seed, or lemons from the trees in Aunt Sophia's yard. My mother bakes pies. Her pastries melt on your tongue. Her meringues float over chocolate velvet as night. She shells her pecans by hand. I bake cakes. They are blue ribbon winners, moist and delicate, with secret proportions of vanilla, cocoa and sweet butter."
Non-Fiction Award , Evensong
"The night seems infused with magic. A breeze sighs in the sycamore tree, and I sigh. What is it about a summer evening that makes life seem easier, this earth a kinder place? Is it only the time we take to pause,to yield up the hard, blue edges of the day and savor the hush of night? Or is there something in this twilight spell, this merging of day and night, light and darkness, that reaches into our very souls, connecting us to something greater?"
TRIBUTES AND FUN STUFF
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Fern Michaels' 2015 romance novel Perfect Match End of book note from Fern to her readers: "I decided I would give you all a few more pages by adding a delectable recipe that the character Moose used in Perfect Match. I...borrowed...the recipe from a beautiful, charming lady in California...with permission...Kudos go to... Maureen Boyd Biro...for this award-winning bourbon-pecan pie recipe. Just so you know, people, I made this pie. And I ate the whole thing all by myself. Not at one time, though. Without a doubt, this is a blow-your-mind, knock-your-socks-off pie. And the maple whipped cream was so good, I don't have the words to describe it." |
Maureen's Bourbon Pecan Pie |