Mary Mackey, author
@marymackeyauthor.bsky.social
Poet, New York Times bestselling author of Paleolithic Era novels, nonfiction writer, award-winning screenwriter.
https://marymackey.com/
https://marymackey.com/
Pinned
“Mackey’s crisp-edged perceptions are set down with a sensuous, compassionate, and utterly unflinching eye.”
-Jane Hirshfield
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If you like scifi & vampire books with non-stop action & dry humour, my novels are on Amazon in KDP eBook & paperback. Please check my author page www.amazon.com/author/taggartrehnn or my site taggartrehnn.com for updates. #SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure #writingcommunity #horror
October 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If you like scifi & vampire books with non-stop action & dry humour, my novels are on Amazon in KDP eBook & paperback. Please check my author page www.amazon.com/author/taggartrehnn or my site taggartrehnn.com for updates. #SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure #writingcommunity #horror
Ghost Jaguars
by day you told us the dead crouch in the jungle
arms wrapped around their knees
heads down blind
living in a great blueness
that expands to the horizon
like an infinite ocean
Listen: voetica.com/poem/7673
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by day you told us the dead crouch in the jungle
arms wrapped around their knees
heads down blind
living in a great blueness
that expands to the horizon
like an infinite ocean
Listen: voetica.com/poem/7673
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Ghost Jaguars
by day you told us the dead crouch in the jungle
arms wrapped around their knees
heads down blind
living in a great blueness
that expands to the horizon
like an infinite ocean
Listen: voetica.com/poem/7673
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
by day you told us the dead crouch in the jungle
arms wrapped around their knees
heads down blind
living in a great blueness
that expands to the horizon
like an infinite ocean
Listen: voetica.com/poem/7673
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
Ecopoetry tackles urgent environmental crises, including climate change, pollution, and the collapse of biodiversity.
#EcoPoetry #ClimateChange #poetry
#EcoPoetry #ClimateChange #poetry
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Ecopoetry tackles urgent environmental crises, including climate change, pollution, and the collapse of biodiversity.
#EcoPoetry #ClimateChange #poetry
#EcoPoetry #ClimateChange #poetry
“Elegant, powerful, tactile, sensuous... I highly recommend reading Earthsong Series.”
-Amazon review
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#HistoricalFiction
-Amazon review
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#HistoricalFiction
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“Elegant, powerful, tactile, sensuous... I highly recommend reading Earthsong Series.”
-Amazon review
https://amzn.to/3Hvx3qD
#HistoricalFiction
-Amazon review
https://amzn.to/3Hvx3qD
#HistoricalFiction
Archaeological findings from the East Leeds Orbital Route reveal millennia of human activity, from Neolithic to post-medieval periods.
tinyurl.com/4pe9wjz3
#Neolithic #NeolithicEurope
tinyurl.com/4pe9wjz3
#Neolithic #NeolithicEurope
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Archaeological findings from the East Leeds Orbital Route reveal millennia of human activity, from Neolithic to post-medieval periods.
tinyurl.com/4pe9wjz3
#Neolithic #NeolithicEurope
tinyurl.com/4pe9wjz3
#Neolithic #NeolithicEurope
KDVS Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour, Dr. Andy Jones, PhD Interviews Mary Mackey and Robert Nykodym
tinyurl.com/mry3we6s
#EcoPoet #InThisBurningWorld
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#EcoPoet #InThisBurningWorld
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
KDVS Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour, Dr. Andy Jones, PhD Interviews Mary Mackey and Robert Nykodym
tinyurl.com/mry3we6s
#EcoPoet #InThisBurningWorld
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#EcoPoet #InThisBurningWorld
“The story pulled me and encircled me like a "snake biting it's tail" then left me wanting more.”
-Amazon review
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#HistoricalFiction #ReadingCommunity
-Amazon review
https://amzn.to/3HNaPSg
#HistoricalFiction #ReadingCommunity
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“The story pulled me and encircled me like a "snake biting it's tail" then left me wanting more.”
-Amazon review
https://amzn.to/3HNaPSg
#HistoricalFiction #ReadingCommunity
-Amazon review
https://amzn.to/3HNaPSg
#HistoricalFiction #ReadingCommunity
Reposted by Mary Mackey, author
PAPER alert! With colleagues from [email protected] @leidenarchaeo.bsky.social @rmoudheden.bsky.social we present genomic data from 112 individuals (44 new) between 8500-1700BCE in the lower Rhine Meuse area with long hunter gatherer ancestry. Four takeaway points bsky.app/profile/natu...
A western European ‘water world’ was a holdout for hunter-gatherers for thousands of years
go.nature.com/4rCgz5a
go.nature.com/4rCgz5a
Hunter-gatherers took refuge in European 'water world' for millennia
Ancient inhabitants of the Rhine-Meuse river delta resisted population shifts that transformed most of Europe — until they helped catalyse the expansion of ‘Bell Beaker’ culture.
go.nature.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
PAPER alert! With colleagues from [email protected] @leidenarchaeo.bsky.social @rmoudheden.bsky.social we present genomic data from 112 individuals (44 new) between 8500-1700BCE in the lower Rhine Meuse area with long hunter gatherer ancestry. Four takeaway points bsky.app/profile/natu...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Recently, archaeologists unearthed the remains of a young man from about 6,000 years ago, who remarkably survived a fierce encounter with a lion.
tinyurl.com/mu6kknu7
#Neolithic #NeolithicEurope
tinyurl.com/mu6kknu7
#Neolithic #NeolithicEurope
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Recently, archaeologists unearthed the remains of a young man from about 6,000 years ago, who remarkably survived a fierce encounter with a lion.
tinyurl.com/mu6kknu7
#Neolithic #NeolithicEurope
tinyurl.com/mu6kknu7
#Neolithic #NeolithicEurope
“Mackey’s crisp-edged perceptions are set down with a sensuous, compassionate, and utterly unflinching eye.”
-Jane Hirshfield
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#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
-Jane Hirshfield
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February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“Mackey’s crisp-edged perceptions are set down with a sensuous, compassionate, and utterly unflinching eye.”
-Jane Hirshfield
https://amzn.to/3kHWX2E
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
-Jane Hirshfield
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Tumba Madžari Great Mother: A boxy goddess figurine from North Macedonia designed to protect Stone Age houses 7,800 years ago
tinyurl.com/2ksfwkee
#Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod
tinyurl.com/2ksfwkee
#Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Tumba Madžari Great Mother: A boxy goddess figurine from North Macedonia designed to protect Stone Age houses 7,800 years ago
tinyurl.com/2ksfwkee
#Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod
tinyurl.com/2ksfwkee
#Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod
Engaging with a poem requires a moment of stillness and focus, functioning as a meditative exercise that provides a brief respite from the pace of daily life.
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#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Engaging with a poem requires a moment of stillness and focus, functioning as a meditative exercise that provides a brief respite from the pace of daily life.
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
“I had a hard time putting this book down to sleep. Incredible writing, well-developed characters and storyline. A must-read for pre-historic fiction fanatics!”
-Amazon review
https://amzn.to/3RxQ9kf
#HistoricalFiction
-Amazon review
https://amzn.to/3RxQ9kf
#HistoricalFiction
February 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“I had a hard time putting this book down to sleep. Incredible writing, well-developed characters and storyline. A must-read for pre-historic fiction fanatics!”
-Amazon review
https://amzn.to/3RxQ9kf
#HistoricalFiction
-Amazon review
https://amzn.to/3RxQ9kf
#HistoricalFiction
Reposted by Mary Mackey, author
Tenta at Kalavasos: A settlement of the aceramic Neolithic (~8000 BCE) in Cyprus. Today the lower remains of round huts can be visited, a modern tent-like structure covers the remains.
February 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Tenta at Kalavasos: A settlement of the aceramic Neolithic (~8000 BCE) in Cyprus. Today the lower remains of round huts can be visited, a modern tent-like structure covers the remains.
Reposted by Mary Mackey, author
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February 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Books, Black History, Ballet, Bikes, Opera, Climate, Prom Dresses, Arts and Crafts, Jazz, Death, and Poetry!
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there is a woman in the moon
my great-grandmother told me
who carries a bundle of sticks
on her back
each month she swells
each month she declines
like many women
she has married a burden
and must bear it forever
across the sky
Listen here: voetica.com/poem/7682
#poetry
my great-grandmother told me
who carries a bundle of sticks
on her back
each month she swells
each month she declines
like many women
she has married a burden
and must bear it forever
across the sky
Listen here: voetica.com/poem/7682
#poetry
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
there is a woman in the moon
my great-grandmother told me
who carries a bundle of sticks
on her back
each month she swells
each month she declines
like many women
she has married a burden
and must bear it forever
across the sky
Listen here: voetica.com/poem/7682
#poetry
my great-grandmother told me
who carries a bundle of sticks
on her back
each month she swells
each month she declines
like many women
she has married a burden
and must bear it forever
across the sky
Listen here: voetica.com/poem/7682
#poetry
In 1914, the ‘four principle sacred mounds of London’ were described by E.O Gordon in his book ‘Prehistoric London – its mounds and circles’, where he attempted to explain the relationship between the mounds and their supposed geometric patterns.
tinyurl.com/48mefc3e
tinyurl.com/48mefc3e
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In 1914, the ‘four principle sacred mounds of London’ were described by E.O Gordon in his book ‘Prehistoric London – its mounds and circles’, where he attempted to explain the relationship between the mounds and their supposed geometric patterns.
tinyurl.com/48mefc3e
tinyurl.com/48mefc3e
“It’s the story of how the author became a poet. But as the story of how one person opened up to the world of creativity, it shows everyone how they, too, can have access to the power and force of creativity.”
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#poetry #creativity
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#poetry #creativity
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“It’s the story of how the author became a poet. But as the story of how one person opened up to the world of creativity, it shows everyone how they, too, can have access to the power and force of creativity.”
-Amazon review
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#poetry #creativity
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Sunday → rest, joy, repeat.
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Sunday → rest, joy, repeat.
Snake Designs on a Cucuteni Jar
(Cucuteni Culture, 44-43d Centuries B.C.E.)
This is one of my favorite photos.
https://bit.ly/3Rk9sO8
#CucuteniJar #NeolithicPeriod
(Cucuteni Culture, 44-43d Centuries B.C.E.)
This is one of my favorite photos.
https://bit.ly/3Rk9sO8
#CucuteniJar #NeolithicPeriod
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Snake Designs on a Cucuteni Jar
(Cucuteni Culture, 44-43d Centuries B.C.E.)
This is one of my favorite photos.
https://bit.ly/3Rk9sO8
#CucuteniJar #NeolithicPeriod
(Cucuteni Culture, 44-43d Centuries B.C.E.)
This is one of my favorite photos.
https://bit.ly/3Rk9sO8
#CucuteniJar #NeolithicPeriod
Poetry is a powerful therapeutic tool for self-discovery.
It encourages introspection and allows the writer to craft a unique personal voice.
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
It encourages introspection and allows the writer to craft a unique personal voice.
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Poetry is a powerful therapeutic tool for self-discovery.
It encourages introspection and allows the writer to craft a unique personal voice.
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
It encourages introspection and allows the writer to craft a unique personal voice.
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
The Royal Commission for AlUla announced on Thursday the discovery of rare horseshoe crab fossils estimated to be 465 million years old.
www.arabnews.com/nod...
#fossils
www.arabnews.com/nod...
#fossils
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Royal Commission for AlUla announced on Thursday the discovery of rare horseshoe crab fossils estimated to be 465 million years old.
www.arabnews.com/nod...
#fossils
www.arabnews.com/nod...
#fossils
“Divided into eight parts, the poems speak from her nuanced perspective of prophet and non-human survivor with a voice that is both angry and gently passionate.”
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February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“Divided into eight parts, the poems speak from her nuanced perspective of prophet and non-human survivor with a voice that is both angry and gently passionate.”
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Reposted by Mary Mackey, author
Avebury Stone Circle
Wiltshire, England.
‘One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.’
#NeolithicBritain #England
#Avebury #SacredSites
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury
Wiltshire, England.
‘One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.’
#NeolithicBritain #England
#Avebury #SacredSites
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury
February 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Avebury Stone Circle
Wiltshire, England.
‘One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.’
#NeolithicBritain #England
#Avebury #SacredSites
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury
Wiltshire, England.
‘One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.’
#NeolithicBritain #England
#Avebury #SacredSites
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury