Best Northern Lights
November 28, 2020
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I've just published a website featuring a curated collection of my best northern light photos from 9 months living in the Arctic. Check it out!
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Earthquake piece published!
June 05, 2020
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Years ago I dealt with an earthquake while backpacking solo across New Zealand. I wrote a version of the story that won a creative nonfiction scholarship for the River Pretty Writers Retreat. Then, based on recommendations from the editor at Intrepid Times, I revised the piece again to reduce the number of I-statements in order to bring the reader...
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What's new? Minor League Ballplayers
April 05, 2020
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I am working on a series of interviews with minor league baseball players to find out how they have been affected by COVID-19. I'm curious how they are handling the de facto work stoppage professionally and personally. Some have home gyms. Others are working for Postmates to make ends meet. You can find these interviews 1-2x a week on my baseball s...
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Keep calm and __
March 13, 2020
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I saw a homeless man carrying his possessions in a camping backpack and peering at a 4-ounce bottle of aloe vera. His straggly hair crept out of his stocking cap.
I forgot him as I walked to the back of the neighborhood Walmart, scanning aisles filled to the ceiling with shampoo and diapers. Then I stopped at the final aisle.
Oh.
I left empty-ha...
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Coronavirus: canceling artist residency
March 12, 2020
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I was looking forward to being a short-term village artist at Holden Village (teaching photo and writing classes) starting March 16. However, given the coronavirus and the rapidly changing news surrounding it, I've decided to cancel.
I am extremely bummed as I looked forward to seeing old pals there and pushing myself creatively.
But given the lo...
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Mary Ellen Chiles