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Maryanne Raphael's Writings

Essay
May.19.2013
Henry Miller
The Book that inspired me to write was Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer.  Although I was disturbed by Miller’s male-chauvinist statements, his passionate love of life and writing filled me with a deep desire to write. In the introduction to this book, Poet Karl Shapiro calls Miller “The greatest living Author.” Much of Miller’s work was banned because he...
Essay
Oct.02.2011
            When a publisher with limited funds wanted to publish Mother Teresa, Called to Love, I did a prepublication book tour. With flyers describing the book, I went to churches and bookstores in Ohio , Hawaii , New York and California , places I have lived and still have many friends. I talked about...