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Sunday, October 30, 2016 11:10:36 AM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled New Books:
Mary said, "I'm pleased, happy, elated to have three new books this year: BABY ORCA , RATTLER and ALIENS FROM EARTH, about invasive species. Killer whales, rattlesnakes, invasive species. Nature is fascinating, beautiful, wondrous."
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 5:37:46 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled little Donnie Trumpster:
Mary said, "Little Donnie is a strumpet A blowhard of his own trumpet Chorusing hate, bigotry, and fear Spreading lies far and near With ideas from a racist dumpster Bottom of the barrel is all he can muster Endorsed by the KKK He Insults women, Mexicans and..." more
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 5:37:46 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Summer Sale:
Mary said, "My e-book, HOW TO HAVE SEX IF YOU'RE NOT HUMAN, is on sale at half price through July.Check out the fascinating facts of of animal--and plant--reproductive strategies. Some Caribbean fishes change sex. Snails are hermaphrodites, having their erotic..." more
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 5:37:46 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Is It Too Much to Ask?:
Mary said, "Is it too much to ask that each of us appoint ourselves a committee of one and do one kind thing each day? Start with your children, your spouse, your partner, your co-workers. Few of us will have an impact on life at the global level, but all of..." more
Monday, May 9, 2016 11:38:41 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Bully Boy, Puny Man:
Mary said, "Trump’s sexism has always been blatant but yesterday he outdid himself in expressing his contempt for women. It was Trump, not Hillary, who introduced “the woman card” into the campaign. He did it in the way male sexists have always expressed..." more
Friday, March 11, 2016 11:30:41 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Two New Books:
Mary said, "I'm so happy with BABY ORCA, published February 23, 2016. Chris Rallis created beautiful illustrations, and the production team at Grosset & Dunlap/Penguin did a superb job designing the book. I'm grateful to them all, as well as the scientists who..." more
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:34:43 AM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled BABY ORCA IS COMING:
Mary said, "BABY ORCA, My new children's book about a baby killer whale, comes out February 23, 2015. Learn about these magnificent mammals, how mothers and grandmothers care for the young and teach them to hunt."
Sunday, September 20, 2015 12:08:35 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled New Album of Ed Bland's Music:
Mary said, "My late husband composer Ed Bland was a prolific composer. He composed music in a variety of genres: Jazz, Blues, Soul, Gospel, Hip Hop, Ragtime, and contemporary classical. He wrote for the recording industry, TV, film, dance, bands, and..." more
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:50:48 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Shedding the Skin of Entitlement:
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Monday, April 20, 2015 3:15:29 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Writing is Good for the Body and the Soul:
Mary said, "People write for all kinds of reasons: to create an imaginary world; make a statement; escape. Some people even write for their health. Writing in The New York Times Science section (January 19, 2015), wellness blogger Tara Parker-Pope says:..." more
Sunday, October 12, 2014 1:07:53 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Endangered in America:
Mary said, "No, this is not about the greater sage grouse, the mountain yellow-legged frog, or any other endangered nonhuman species. It’s about members of our own species. Black men -- particularly young black men -- are endangered in America. They are..." more
Sunday, May 25, 2014 5:32:59 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Why I Write Nature/Science Books:
Mary said, "People ask me why I write nonfiction – nature/science books in particular. I didn’t plan it that way but after some 30 years making my living as a science writer of books, magazine articles and television shows, I figure I must not be too bad..." more
Saturday, May 17, 2014 7:42:55 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Looking Back and Moving Forward:
Mary said, "Today, May 17th, is the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. I was a junior in an all-white Virginia high school (there were no racially integrated schools in the South at this time) when the decision was announced. In my..." more
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:55:26 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled It's Okay to be a Voyeur in the Nonhuman World:
Mary said, "If Freud had known more about the birds and bees, he might never have fantasized his theory of penis envy. In fact, a lot of theories about what sex is or ought to be might be vastly different if they were more firmly grounded in biology than in..." more
Sunday, March 9, 2014 6:42:51 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Ignorance Is Not Bliss:
Mary said, "Scientific illiteracy will kill us all. It's not a nuclear blast we have to fear but the blast of ignorance that characterizes the Republican Tea Party and the religious right. Scientific ignorance is the greatest threat to national security, global..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:42:24 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Peace on Earth or Blood in the Classroom?:
Mary said, "This is the season when people give lip service in talk and song to “peace on Earth,” yet we live in a society that promotes violence. From video games to the NRA, the gunslinger as hero is promoted in thousands of ways, some subtle, some..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 3:37:28 AM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Global Revolution:
Mary said, "Blasting off to outer space in my rocket ship I'm not on drugs but I'm high from the trip. My mission is to find another place, a planet or a moon where the human race can start a new world when ours is destroyed by leaders who treat lethal weapons..." more
Monday, February 25, 2013 5:18:06 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled CNU Writers Conference -- A Nourishing Two Days:
Mary said, "This past weekend (Feb. 22-23, 2013) I attended Christopher Newport University’s annual Writers Conference--the 32nd, in fact. This one honored my dear friend and wonderful writer Doris Gwaltney, author of HOMEFRONT. See Doris’ Facebook page...." more
Monday, January 21, 2013 5:51:54 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Interview:
Mary said, "I am honored to be featured on Morgen Bailey's wonderful Writing Blog. A great blog for writers to follow."
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:34:54 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled War - The Culture of Death:
Mary said, "Today on my podcast, EXPLORING NATURE, I'll be talking about war in the context of environmental degradation. Imagine the puzzlement of intelligent beings from another planet as they approach Earth. Descending through Earth’s dense atmosphere,..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:34:54 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled War: The Culture of Death - Part II:
Mary said, "Today's podcast, EXPLORING NATURE, presents Part II of the discussion about war as the culture of death for the human species, the environment and the planet. Unlike the Stone Age, when people hurled stones at each other and had no weapons of mass..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:34:54 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Rape is not a Religious Ritual:
Mary said, "Rape is the topic of my latest podcast, EXPLORING NATURE. Rape is not a pretty topic. It's downright ugly and the politics of rape are uglier than I've ever seen them in my lifetime. Rape victims are under attack again. I say again because for..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:34:54 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Climate Change is the Greatest Threat to Life on Earth:
Mary said, "Today's EXPLORING NATURE podcast was devoted to climate change. Hurricane Sandy brought this issue to the fore. There is no more urgent issue than climate change. Worry about whether Iran develops a nuclear weapon pales next to climate change, which..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:34:54 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled 50 GREAT WRITERS YOU SHOULD BE READING:
Mary said, "I made it into the Authors Show 2012 edition of 50 GREAT WRITERS YOU SHOULD BE READING. Thanks to everyone who voted for me."
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 3:04:28 PM
Mary Batten wrote a blog post titled Great Review of My Books:
Mary said, "Lovely review of three of my books that came out this year: BABY ORCA, RATTLER, and ALIENS FROM EARTH. Thank you, Bill Ruehlmann, Norfolk Virginian Pilot Online."