Mary Swander
@mswander
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Artistic director of Swander Woman Productions and executive director of AgArts. My latest book is The Maverick M.D.
Joined March 2009
The Iowa Capital Dispatch picked up my Buggy Land story about the floating barn. Take a look: https://t.co/igT3Hl4EJW
iowacapitaldispatch.com
A 40-cow barn was cruising down the highway with no truck -- and not a single cow -- in sight. Just 150 pairs of boots.
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Do you remember Dolores Huerta and what she did for farm workers? Read Rocky Lyons' column on the subject. https://t.co/tVbuePwhcm
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What's the story on this beautiful Beverly Pepper sculpture? Read my latest column: https://t.co/nZYABaLjU4
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AgArts booth at PFI Conference. IA events Center. Des Moines. Jan 10-11. Come sign up for a residency, buy a book, book a show.
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What happens when you see a barn floating toward you in the left-hand lane. https://t.co/RuYqDdNQQJ
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What's it like to be autistic? Read D.J. Savarese's piece on neurodiversity. https://t.co/6mKbY7R1ns
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And what's next? From Rolvaag to Borlaug, Taylor Brorby's beautifully written essay speaks of the history of farming and fishing. The fruits of an AgArts residency. https://t.co/UCeVx2i1Ph
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Help bridge the urban/rural divide. Donate directly to AgArts, a non-profit designed to imagine and promote healthy food systems through the arts: https://t.co/V3ppNKUB7I
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Free excerpt reading of Mary Swander's new play called Coop, starring Rip Russell. Object theatre. 7:00 P.M. Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Hillcrest Academy. 1421 540th St. SW, Kalona, IA 52247. Discussion follows the show.
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What to be thankful for? Contrasts. Read "Ring the Bell" in Mary Swander's Buggy Land Substack page. https://t.co/o4qj1b6UzE
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Where does water pollution come from? What can be done about it? Read Joshua T. Anderson's "Living Roots." https://t.co/GDZXLPfgRi
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What's the origin of Halloween? And Jack-o-lanterns? Read my Buggyland Substack post today: https://t.co/g6VnP2L7iq
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Do you think we are polarized today? Take a look back to 19th-century Ireland when riots broke out over a bowl of soup. And enjoy all the other great writers in the Iowa Writers Collaborative in this Sunday's Round-Up: https://t.co/KXn7EVpHKD
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Copies of my new play Squatters on Red Earth are now available for download on my website: https://t.co/HcESE4CvZg
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"Black people are coming!" Rachel Fay said, standing near my basket of hot peppers on the table. A meeting with Kenyan customers at an Amish vegetable stand. "One to Ten in Swahili" in Mary Swander's Buggy Land: https://t.co/MDVZTr8VPJ
#kenya
#thelionking
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Paul, the egg man, and Aidan Yoder, the student activist, explore these meaning of service. Mary Swander helps Bring Back the Bluebirds. Episode #60 of Buggy Land podcast. #pasturedpoultry
#Gaza
#peacemarch
#bluebirds
https://t.co/Vep6w4I2tp
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Master naturalist Amie Adams compiled the writings of botanist and bird Bernt Olaf Wolden. Read this evocative piece about goldenrod: https://t.co/xNdGOGm5U8
#goldenrod
#natural history #botany
#wildflowers
#PrairieRivalryBash
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Emerging Voices guest columnist Aidan Yoder marched over a hundred miles to protest the war in Gaza. Read about his motivation and commitment. https://t.co/YWUj77gBD6
#GazaGenocide
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