Mary Ellen Chiles Photography/Writing

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Earthquake piece published!

June 05, 2020 - Years ago I dealt with an earthquake while backpacking solo across New Zealand. I wrote a version of the story that won...

April 05, 2020 - I am working on a series of interviews with minor league baseball players to find out how they have been affected by COV...

March 13, 2020 - I saw a homeless man carrying his possessions in a camping backpack and peering at a 4-ounce bottle of aloe vera. His st...

March 12, 2020 - I was looking forward to being a short-term village artist at Holden Village (teaching photo and writing classes) starti...

January 20, 2020 - I'm in the Ozarks for a bit this spring working on freelance projects (writing and photography) before returning to the...

December 02, 2019 - After 6 weeks in the North Cascades, I'm back for the holidays and a bit of winter here in the Ozarks! Feel free to loo...

October 06, 2019 - I am currently volunteering in the North Cascades! Because of limited wifi, I temporarily disabled my selling options. I...

May 19, 2018 - This May I completed my Master’s in English, with an emphasis in creative non-fiction writing, from Missouri State Unive...

February 01, 2018 - I completed my thesis for my Master's degree! This is a collection of essays based on working seasonally in Alaska. I ke...

November 18, 2017 - Big news: I recently had a piece included in a Wired magazine article about sexual harassment in the workplace.

October 17, 2017 - I photographed the event, "Flights of Fancy featuring the Ozzie Awards," for the Springfield (MO) Regional Arts Council...

June 15, 2017 - This spring and early summer I covered the Missouri State Bears on their journey to the NCAA Super Regionals in Ft. Wort...

March 30, 2017 - I worked on several freelance projects for 417 Magazine last summer, including stops along the Ozark Trail and a handful...

July 28, 2016 - I wrote this column about Cardinal outfielder Oscar Taveras shortly after he died in an automobile accident. It was publ...

June 07, 2016 - One of my favorite people was Jerry Lumpe, a former major league baseball player and my third cousin. He used to play ba...