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Author Biography
Rose Mary Clarke writes a weekly column about life experiences.
Rose Mary Clarke started writing columns for the Knightstown Banner when she was in high school. A graduate of Knightstown High School, Ball State and Indiana University, she taught French at Franklin Central High School and Howe High School. Her husband, daughter Victoria and she lived in Irvington for many years. She and Bill currently live in Warren Park.
She was a Realtor for over twenty years and returned to writing columns about twelve years ago. Her weekly column that also appears in the Weekly View is about life experiences — travel, nature, the arts and the funny/sad events of the past. She is an avid reader and enjoys writing, cooking and eating good food.
She has published a book of some of her columns that is called Ramblings: A Stroll Down Memory Lane with Henry David Thoreau.
Rose Mary Clarke passed away October 26, 2017.
Rose Mary Clarke’s Story Archive
This n’ That
The older I get, the more my brain is overloaded with disparate events and ideas. This column reflects that. Drat! I just answered the phone, and a syrupy-voiced stranger said, “And how are you today Mrs. Clarke?” “Who are you?” “This is Jerome Jerkin calling.” “Why are you calling me?” … Read More
Spring Diary
March: Pretty, pretty, pretty! Our spring flowers, magnolia tree and fruit trees bloomed at the same time. Oh how I’ve bragged about our early, lovely spring to my California cousin, Wayne, my friend John who is wintering in Tucson, and the Vrabels who are having a chilly winter in Florida! … Read More
About Ben Adhem
I concocted Vadel’s name because I fear that Islamic radicals might harm him as he’s so outspoken. He was imprisoned and tortured in Mauritania for writing something of which the regime disapproved. While he was living in Bloomington, an FBI agent interviewed him after someone turned him in for something … Read More
Son of Darkness, Daughter of the Light
The deaths of certain people tear holes in the fabric of my existence. One of them was the magnificent writer, Pat Conroy, who deserved the Nobel Prize for literature more than some who have received it. Another was the darling, bright-natured and talented musician Gerry Gray. Salty-tongued old Granny opined, … Read More