Savanna Reading "the Poetry of US."

  Savanna, my great granddaughter reading my poem, "Ozarks Hills" in "the POETRY OF US."

Darcy Patterson and Rich Davis Latest Book

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I have known Darcy for several years for she has spoke at our library several times and Rich (illustrator)  has been once. I knew Rich at Siloam Springs where I lived before Mountain Home, AR.

Heroes Beneath the Waves Submarine Stories of the Twentieth Century

 I am a lifetime member of .the World War II Veterans Wives and USSVI Wives and I am the author of this book. A book for preteens and up. Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men—gallant heroes—who served and are serving today on submarines. The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea. By Mary Nida Smith wife of CPO Melvin T. Smith.

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Heroes Beneath the Waves

 

Vernon H. Messer. 5.0 out of 5 stars Heroes beneath The Waves - US Submarines in combat. Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2021. I love the format used by this author for the book. It gives up close & personal accounts by US submariners during WWII and other periods. We all have read a lot about combat on the ground & in foxholes. 

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Submarine Stories for Children and Adults.

 

This book was written for all ages, for family members to learn and understand life below the sea during wars

HEROES BENEATH THE WAVES: TRUE SUBMARINE STORIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by Mary Nida Smith.  ORDER  BOOKS AT

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The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea.

In Heroes Beneath the Waves, many brave men who rode submarines to great depths and across the oceans into unknown territory share their experiences, fears, and thoughts. They allow us to travel back in time through their memories. Trained for years to keep silent—for “loose lips sink ships”—many still believe what they know to be classified and refuse to disclose even the minutest of recollections. Others, however, want to leave a legacy of reminiscences for people to learn and live by—to know that freedom is not free.

Some stories will never be told. Held within the secret confines of their souls, these deep sea veterans block them out for self-perseverance. Yet, there are others who will never escape their own minds; they relive their underwater experiences over and over with eyes open or shut.

Heroes Beneath the Waves is about teenage boys who left farms, small towns, and inner cities to defend the United States and democracy worldwide. Signing up for United States Navy submarine duty was an adventure of a lifetime during the early 1940s. Dreams of torpedoing Japanese and German ships and subs consumed their thoughts. Those who returned home as young men were older and wiser. Heroes Beneath the Waves was written to honor these men—gallant heroes—who served and are serving today on submarines. The unbelievable stories of the heroic men who sailed under the sea.

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Heroes Beneath the Waves Audiobook

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The Land of Yankee Fork

 This tells of story of Tuff McGown. His wife Edna was a friend and member of our writers group at Twin Falls, Idaho. Book was published in 1963.

Toronto Film Festival

 

Chelsea Farthing is with Nathan Hendrickson and Brian Pamintuan. Nathan is my nephew.

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Thanks @tadfilmfest We had a great time! #tadff #torontoafterdark #thehollowone @brianpppp

Ozarks Writers League Branson

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Pacific Northwest Writer's Association

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RIVER RUN STUDIO

 

Writer's Block?

 I published this in "Once Upon A Time..." in 2007, "When I hit a wall of non-creativity, I feel rebellious. All the negative things appear to line up before me. Why am I doing this? To remove myself from that defiant little creature appearing before me, I talk to another writer, take a walk, enjoy an art gallery, or spend time in my woodland garden. Recently, I learned to sit and write silly little poems - play with words. It is like the artist who demonstrated how she loosens up She slaps several of her favorite acrylic craft paints on a canvas and proceeds to play with it - pulling and spreading this way and that - with unconventional tools to create a happy accident of an abstract show piece.

Looking back on My Career

 Good morning. The sun may not be shining, but I am feeling very blessed. I spent a couple of hours looking back to 1986 when I become the president of the Twin Falls chapter of the Idaho Writers League - what a year! This is when I became a freelance writer and illustrator. Our membership grew, we started a newsletter and we had an Authors Day and luncheon at the Holiday Inn. We were blessed to have 37 authors present their books and magazines.

I was blessed again to spend about five months at Manchester, WA writing a column for the Port Orchard Independent Newspaper. Again I met wonderful people.

So, every time I feeling sad because I am not moving forward, I'll pull out another notebook from my creative world. I not bragging, I am just sharing all my blessings that God has provided to a poor loved country girl - a dream that started as a young child.

Slowing down, in the quiet of the day can be a blessing to refresh our minds of all the special blessings God has presented to us - this will help heal the past where there was, so much pain. Counting our blessings is the best thing we can do for our self. Have a special rest of the week.

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Nautilus Ship's Store

  http://store.submarinemuseum.com/Books-Submarines/ History books - Heroes Beneath the Waves by Mary Nida Smith.

 Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1942 - the USS California (BB-44), flagship of the Battle Force, was hit forward and aft by Japanese torpedoes in the early minutes of the Pearl Harbor raid. She was later hit by a bomb and near-missed by another, which caused additional flooding. To read more and see the photos taken at the time go to http://history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-ca.htm or place in your search engine - USS California Pearl Harbor. In my book Submarine Stories of World War II, Ervin O. Schmidt RM1/C (SS) USN-RET, before joining the submarine service was a crew member of the USS California during the raid. A motorized launch pulled him from the oiled and debris filled water. In the confusion he was listed as missing in action. Before his family learned differently, they held a funeral in his honor. Ninety-eight crew members were lost and sixty-one wounded. Submarine Stories of World War II is written for children and adults. The book review below is by Deborah Edmonds, Children's Librarian, Baxter County Library. One can find any number of books about the different military branches, but the submarine service seems to fit in the category "out of sight, out of mind." These stories tug at the reader's heart because they are written in the words of the brave men who fought for and protected the United States during World war II from the "deep blue sea" in very definitely troubled waters. This book enlightens the reader as to the conditions experienced by submarine crew members. *The constant enemy surveillance and being under enemy fire. *Extended forced silence during "silent run." *High interior temperatures when all systems are shut down to hinder enemy detection. *Sudden dives in enemy waters. *Forced delays in surfacing, getting repairs and fresh supplies. *Intense pressure headaches from extended submersion. *Navigating mine fields. *Patrols lasting up to six months at sea.

Information on Book Publishing.

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I Won a Book from Judy Young

 Author Judy Young: Nov, I had a contest through the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. It was supposed to end the last day of the month but was extended by SCBWI to Dec. 15. And then, life and the holidays got in the way and I never announced the winner. But now, I want to announce that Mary Nida Smith is the WINNER of an autographed copy of book three in The Wild World of Buck Bray series: The Wolves of Slough Creek. Congrats, Mary!!! (Please message me your mailing address so I can get the book to you!) ttps://www.facebook.com/judy.young.7712