Mary’s Media Kit

Mary meant to grow up living all over the world but someone else got that life. Instead she spent her childhood in Spokane, Washington, a charming city in Eastern Washington just a hop, skip and a job from the Idaho and Canadian borders.

When college came around Mary indulged in wanderlust, attending Universities in Seattle, Hawaii, Italy and eventually Washington D.C. Not yet ready to settle down she proceeded to execute a hike around the world, starting from Washington state and heading east. The plan was, once she reached Japan her adventuring days would be over and she’d go on to Life Goal #2 – which was to join a convent. Taking a vow of silence did not sound like such a hardship, given that if no one was talking there was more time to live a very full and stimulating mental life.

Alas, best-laid plans backfired as her Prince Charming caught up with her in England where they married in London. They returned to live in the US, planning on returning to Europe as soon as possible. That plan was temporarily shelved as their first child arrived, followed quickly with numbers two through six. The dream of a peaceful life in a Convent was a thing of the past!

Seeking to escape diapers and dishes, Mary joined the Corporate world, working in both the Accounting and Financial fields before she wised up and realized what she really wanted to do – write. And she did! Freelance articles. A non-fiction book. She became an editor for a regional magazine and contributing editor for two others. In short, she wrote everything except letters to her mother, who still reminds her.

These days Mary lives in a picturesque port town on Washington’s coast with her children and a husband who learned how to cook because Mary tends to forget things like meal prep when caught up in a good plot line.

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Please e-mail: m ary@marybuckham.com

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