Mary Combrink
Mary began her writing career at a young age. By the time she was in sixth grade, she was publishing a newsletter called "The Indianians" (distributed among members of the Indianian Club), and allowing her classmates to read excerpts from her works-in-progress. (Sample: I looked at him. He looked at me. We looked at each other. Then, he spit on the ground and walked away while I was still looking. I wonder if he likes me.)
In high school, Mary wrote for both the school newspaper and The South Bend Tribune. She also started many as-of-yet unfinished novels. (Sample: I looked angrily at him. He looked sternly at me. Then, he spit fiercely on the ground and walked away heavily. I wonder if he probably likes me.)
In college, despite encouragement from her English professors, and two writing awards, Mary forgot her ambition to be a writer and turned to Medical Technology instead. When she got tired of that, she became a math teacher. She used to write short stories to entertain her students (Sample: I looked at him. He looked at me. How many times did we look at each other?). It wasn�t until she moved to Connecticut that she became serious about her writing once more.
Mary has had articles published in Hopscotch Magazine for Girls and Inscriptions Magazine, and contributes to the weekly JKI newsletter. Her mystery dinner play "The Class of 1971" was produced in Meriden, CT in the spring of 2001.
She is currently working on several children�s novels and short stories.
You can write to Mary at [email protected]
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