Mary Haynes
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Mary Haynes splits her time between a romantic old sailboat in tropical waters and a beach home in Ontario. A wanderer, by fate, she embraces wherever she roams! Mary recently completed her first children’s book, “Who Ate My Peppers?”
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Sara pricked her finger arranging the roses and gasped. Pain still surprised her. Since her most recent retrofit, Sara’s existence had been forever altered. Her service to the good doctor had been routine, until he had gifted her with the ability to feel, which would probably lead to his death.
By Mary Haynes3 years ago in Fiction
The Final Bench
There are moments in life that sneak up on you! You’re sailing along in life sometimes figuratively, and in my case often literally and then it happens, boom! And even though I’ve smashed my head on our actual sailboat boom many times, its was a “spiritual” boom that sent me reeling.
By Mary Haynes3 years ago in Families
When Sailboats Dance
Every night at midnight, the purple clouds came out to dance with the blushing sky. That’s when it happens. The boats heed the call and dance along. By then, most humans are fast asleep. The ceremony observed only by the few who sit quietly on deck with open hearts and minds.
By Mary Haynes3 years ago in Fiction
The Walls Know
If walls could talk, and they probably can, what would happen if we listened? It was a question posed at the meeting today. We were searching for a new angle to attract a luxury home builder to our ad agency. It stuck with me, and I couldn’t shake it. It seemed like it was a dumb idea, mostly because it was Stan’s, and his ideas usually were out in leftfield. But it played in my brain for the rest of the day.
By Mary Haynes3 years ago in Fiction
