Tag: Mara Buck
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A year in oblivion – an artistic journey
Mara BuckWindsor, Maine, United States My grandmother had a saying, “What is, is. What ain’t, ain’t.” Simplistic to the core, but truth often is just that. Her saying did not apply to cancer because cancer did not run in our family. That is, not before me. It has been a couple decades since my breast…
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Requiem for the Beast: A memoir
Mara BuckWindsor, Maine, United States His world was tough and he the toughest in it, exploiting smarts and size. As he matured, he learned intimidation on an intellectual level so he seldom had to resort to the earlier violence. They called him The Beast of One-Hundred-Twenty-Fifth Street—soon friends and enemies alike called him simply B.…