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A. E. Macdonald's Writing Life

A. E. Macdonald's Writing Life

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  • July 7, 2022

    Uncovering Family History: My Grandfather’s Engineering Legacy

    Finding my grandfather in the records of the Manhattan Project at the National Archives in Atlanta, Georgia, sent me down the road to finding what my grandfather did in the creation of the atomic bomb.

  • May 28, 2026

    Victory Gardens: Growing Food During War Times

    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.

  • April 10, 2026

    WWII Home Front Civil Defense

    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.

  • February 9, 2026

    Remembering Riva Ridge

    Memorials to the WWII 10th Mountain Divison

  • February 5, 2026

    Honoring the 10th Mountain Division

    10th Mountain Division Resources and Memorials

  • December 8, 2025

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

    Melrose Ski Slope honors fallen 10th Mountain Division Soldier.

  • November 11, 2025

    The Map

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

  • October 28, 2025

    When Melrose was a Ski Town

    When skiing was a big winter sport in Melrose, Massachusetts

  • October 8, 2025

    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

  • April 12, 2024

    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.

  • April 12, 2024

    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…

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