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She is the author of
On a Clear Night: Essays from the Heartland. Her first book,
Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts was chosen as one of
Parade Magazine’s best reads for summer 2012 and was featured on the popular Wisconsin Public Radio Chapter a Day program in August 2013.
Marnie holds a B.A. and Master’s degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and is a frequent speaker at many book clubs, libraries, and other events.
She is a lifelong Midwesterner who enjoys spending time out in nature and with her friends and family especially her eight grandchildren.
The stars are calling to me.
Outside my screened porch window, I can see them sparkling through the treetops, and I am compelled to go. No matter that it is well past midnight or that a bear has been visiting our Northwoods neighborhood, I rouse myself from a cozy bed and set off to see what the heavens are declaring.
Grabbing a flashlight, I head down to the dock and look up. On this soft summer night, the Milky Way ribbons its way overhead in sparkling splendor. Nearby, the constellations of Cassiopeia, the Northern Cross, and Scorpius greet me like old friends. Rising out of the east, the planet Jupiter glows like a mini-moon.
The band was back. So were the parents, the siblings, and the grandparents. Best of all, the teachers were back and in real person too. It was our local