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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
The Sea Tells Many Stories
Travel Diary Late Thursday afternoon, we drove through Pennsylvania’s beautiful Pocono Mountains and crossed the Delaware River Gap cut through the mountains. Then we crossed the Hudson on the nearly five-mile-long, seven-lane Tappan Zee Bridge from which we could see in the distance the towers of New York City. Eek! … Read More
On the Road Again
On the road again – Just can’t wait to get on the road again . . . Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again . . . — Willie Nelson Travel Diary: We’re ready to pack the car for a trip to Cape … Read More
Summer’s End
Oh it’s a long, long while from May to December— But the days grow short when you reach September. When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame One hasn’t got time for the waiting game. Oh the days dwindle down to a precious few . . . — Kurt … Read More
Virtual People
Our friend, Jean, read To Kill a Mockingbird when she was in high school. She won’t read Harper Lee’s recently published Go Send a Watchman because of its portrayal of Atticus Finch. Call me an old curmudgeon, but Atticus was always a hero of mine. In this day and age … Read More
I’ve Become Older, But No Bolder
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will be met with a success unexpected. — Henry David Thoreau Anne La Bastille could have lived anywhere, but she deliberately chose to fulfill her dream, regardless of difficulties and discomfort. She learned to use all kinds of tools … Read More