Mary Akers
Publications
In the winter of 1939, five-year-old Andrew Bienkowski was banished to
Siberia with his family. With virtually nothing to see them through
their first winter, his grandfather chose to starve in order to give
his family the chance to survive. The years that followed were
harrowing and difficult, but Andrew's childhood in
Siberia established his essential approach to life. With One Life to Give, Andrew Bienkowski underscores how the greatest fulfillment we can achieve as human beings lies in helping others.Purchase at Amazon.com
Whether
it’s a young co-ed who has lived her life succumbing to passion and
authority, a woman struggling with the intense demands of motherhood,
or a newlywed whose new mirror-filled home proves too much for her
fragile psyche, these thirteen stories--edgy and alluring--inexorably
peel back the layers of the women they portray. By turns lyrical and haunting, plainspoken and frank, WOMEN UP ON BLOCKS explores the price women pay when they allow the roles of wife, mother, daughter, or lover to define them.
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Andrew Bienkowski was five years old when his family was
banished to Siberia from their Polish homeland. With virtually nothing
to see them through the long, cold winter, his grandfather chose to
starve to death in order to give his family a chance at survival. The
years that followed were harrowing and difficult, but also
magical. Warmed by the beauty of the natural landscape and the kindness
of strangers, Andrew's story as told by Akers is an inspiring look at what we can achieve when we are truly selfless.
An illuminating melding of narrative and inspiring practical guidance,
this is both the extraordinary true story of a family's survival in
Stalinist Siberia and a guide to becoming a person who can give to
others.
Purchase at Allen & Unwin's Inspired Living Imprint
And in the following anthologies:
The Maternal is Political: Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood and Social Change
Home of the Brave: Stories in Uniform
Short Stories:
"Like Snow, Only Grayer," Bellevue Literary Review
"Christmas in Phuket," Literary Mama
"Bones of an Inland Sea," Storyglossia
“Medusa Song,” RE:AL and r.kv.r.y
“Pygmalion (Recast),” The Fiddlehead
“Comfortably Numb,” Bellevue Literary Review
“No Reason Not To,” Fried Chicken and Coffee
“Multicolored Tunneled Life,” Wisconsin Review and r.kv.r.y
“White Women of the Caicos,” Xavier Review
“Wholesale,” Ars Medica
“Ice,” Pindeldyboz
“Model Home,” Lit Pot
“Still Life with Shoes,” The Awakenings Review
“Wild, Wild Horses,” Literary Mama
“Lake Effect,” Pindeldyboz
“The Rashomon Tree,” Bellowing Ark
“Mooncalf,” Compass Rose
Poetry:
“Archaeology,” Westview
Non-Fiction:
“The Kingdom of Geek,” College Hill Review
“On Receiving Notice...” Brevity
“Mothers: A North American Field Guide,” ParentLife
“A Degree in Motherhood,” ParentLife
Flash Fiction:
"Bosoms," Mississippi Review Online
"Jamestown," The Northville Review
Short Stories:
"Like Snow, Only Grayer," Bellevue Literary Review
"Christmas in Phuket," Literary Mama
"Bones of an Inland Sea," Storyglossia
“Medusa Song,” RE:AL and r.kv.r.y
“Pygmalion (Recast),” The Fiddlehead
“Comfortably Numb,” Bellevue Literary Review
“No Reason Not To,” Fried Chicken and Coffee
“Multicolored Tunneled Life,” Wisconsin Review and r.kv.r.y
“White Women of the Caicos,” Xavier Review
“Wholesale,” Ars Medica
“Ice,” Pindeldyboz
“Model Home,” Lit Pot
“Still Life with Shoes,” The Awakenings Review
“Wild, Wild Horses,” Literary Mama
“Lake Effect,” Pindeldyboz
“The Rashomon Tree,” Bellowing Ark
“Mooncalf,” Compass Rose
Poetry:
“Archaeology,” Westview
Non-Fiction:
“The Kingdom of Geek,” College Hill Review
“On Receiving Notice...” Brevity
“Mothers: A North American Field Guide,” ParentLife
“A Degree in Motherhood,” ParentLife
Flash Fiction:
"Bosoms," Mississippi Review Online
"Jamestown," The Northville Review
