Author: A. E. Macdonald

• Victory Gardens: Growing Food During War Times

  

  Victory Gardens were vegetable, fruit, herb, and flower gardens planted during wartime in private yards and public spaces.

  A. E. Macdonald

  May 28, 2026

  Boston, Massachusetts, Melrose, MA, New England, Rationing, WWII

• WWII Home Front Civil Defense

  

  In 1942, German U-boats (submarines) monitored shipping along the East Coast from Maine to North Carolina, attacking US ships carrying supplies to England.

  A. E. Macdonald

  April 10, 2026

  book, everday life, Melrose, MA, New England, WWII

  1942, air raids, blackouts, civil defense

• Remembering Riva Ridge

  Memorials to the WWII 10th Mountain Divison

  A. E. Macdonald

  February 9, 2026

  10th Mountain Division, Melrose, MA, New England, WWII

• Honoring the 10th Mountain Division

  10th Mountain Division Resources and Memorials

  A. E. Macdonald

  February 5, 2026

  10th Mountain Division, New England, WWII

• The Story of Arthur L. Delaney: A 10th Mountain Tribute

  Melrose Ski Slope honors fallen 10th Mountain Division Soldier.

  A. E. Macdonald

  December 8, 2025

  10th Mountain Division, Melrose, MA, New England, WWII

  10th Mountain Divison, Mountaineering, Skiing, The Macdonalds of Cedar Park

• The Map

  The Manhattan Project Map that shows Boston and where I found it

  A. E. Macdonald

  November 11, 2025

  atomic bomb, book, Manhattan Project, WWII

  atomic bomb, book, Boston, map

• When Melrose was a Ski Town

  When skiing was a big winter sport in Melrose, Massachusetts

  A. E. Macdonald

  October 28, 2025

  book, New England, WWII

• The Macdonalds of Cedar Park

  Join Author A. E. Macdonald, in conversation with Lisa Ballew, to discuss one family’s journey during WWII on Sunday, November 2 at 3:00 pm at Follow Your Art Community Studios 647 Main St | Melrose, MA

  A. E. Macdonald

  October 8, 2025

• Poet Alix Klingenberg Interview

  Alix Klingenberg, the author of two books of poetry, draws on the natural world, cycles, and seasons to express the light and dark within each of us. Alix and I chatted about her second book of poetry, Bread Sex Trees, and her writing process on Palette, the Follow Your Art blog, and Dead Darlings.

  A. E. Macdonald

  April 12, 2024

  Interviews

  author interview, publishing, writing, writing life

• Neely Tubati Alexander Interview

  Check out the Dead Darlings blog post where I chatted with Neely Tubati Alexander about her latest book, In a Not So Perfect World, a romantic romp about a video game designer and her hot actor/model neighbor, someone she hardly knows, thrown together in the honeymoon suite of a Caribbean hotel. Neely feels truly honored to…

  A. E. Macdonald

  April 12, 2024

  Interviews

  author interview