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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 Treasured Wealth of Books
. . . When you held one of those books in your hands, you were leafing through another person’s life. Someone else had once loved that story, too. Someone else had carried that book in a backpack, devoured it over breakfast, mopped up that coffee stain at a Paris café, … Read More
Half Empty or Half Full?
This may appear to be a rambling par excellence, but it proceeds to a logical conclusion. I can’t resist including one more funny food wars story that was sent by Paula Nicewanger, one of the publishers of the Weekly View. “Loved your Food Wars story — I have so many … Read More
Half Empty or Half Full?
“My cup is never half empty—it’s always half full!” — Bill’s sister, Joyce Drubert Each of us is the sum of many factors: Bits and bobs of DNA determine much of who we are. However, unlike birds and beasts who are governed by instinct, each human being has the ability … Read More
What’s For Dinner?, Part 2
One’s life resembles a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. However, you never have a complete picture of it to use as a guide because life isn’t static and cannot be contained in a box. Our lives would contain millions of pieces if we broke them down into their components. Unlike a jigsaw … Read More
Food Wars
I am you, and you are me; and we are everyone. I asked readers to share their best and worst food memories. It’s amazing to see how many people of different generations who don’t know each other write about identical memories. Niece Ginger Jones wrote, “Memories. Yikes. What a mixed … Read More