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"My mom told me to write letters to those I knew as if I was sitting with them and talking to them," says the woman everyone calls only Mom. "So it is that I find it easy to write short stories and have published my first book at age 80." As a tribute to her mother's wisdom and humor, Mary Halprin collected Mom's stories together into Memories by Mom: Tales of an Alaskan Homestead. Then Mary began to find she had stories to tell, too.
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At 80 years old, Mom Giordano says she has been writing all her life. But when asked why she does it and what value she places on it, a look of uncertainty flashes across her face.


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Writing is an emotional spilling out of my feelings. Generally when I'm upset about something, I write about it. Someone shot my dog Smoky. I wrote a poem about Smoky.


Writing Can Bring Fun Into Your Life
Writing always fascinated me. I wondered where people came up with the material for their books. "Gone With the Wind" was, and still is, one of my favorite books.



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