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At the Edge of the Cities Burning reveals a Catholic laywomen's understanding of and intimacy with God. Yet, there is no sugarcoating in her vision, as she portrays an ailing world. Violence, the crisis of climate change prompt uncertainty and cast shadows on daily life. This long poem chronicles current issues and event as well as the glory of a triune God. Mattie McClane is a graduate of Augustana College, BA, the University of Louisville...

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In her fourth book of poetry, Mattie McClane looks at human movement and calls on readers to make a pilgrimage, She use historical and biographical references to create an important verse.

An elderly priest shares a turbulent youth with a woman who would later become a candidate for sainthood. In this deeply Catholic tale, Mattie McClane examines attitudes about faith, social justice, and poverty. She probes the question of secular vs. sacred goodness, contending that benevolent forces are often opposed in the modern world.

Night Ship: A Voyage of Discovery, explores the boundaries of space and time, of identity and self-realization, of gender and sexuality in an adventure tale. Six women, unknown to each other by day, join each other in a common dream aboard a fifteenth century sailing ship. A 1957 globe connects the real and the fantasy world. What would it be to have a 1957 globe in the world of pre-discovery? Kings and queens might vie for it, set their sails...

Mattie McClane visits a second-hand store and discovers a crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling: it is for sale. As if part of a show, an outside light catches a piece of the cut glass. Colors project onto the wall. McClane, a fan of sunlight, delights in the fact that the light is made up of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. She explores color in her poetry, asserting that the visual is the first language or the mother word....

Feminist author Mattie McClane puts together a book of her favorite stories from the past.

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Mattie McClane's Stations of the Cross is a poetic meditation on Jesus' Passion, asserting that Christ would meet a same fate in today's increasingly broken world. While staying true to the holy stations, McClane traverses time, touching on such topics as rampant street violence, gender inequality, and man-made climate change.

Wen Wilson is political fantasy, about an America that has lost its way. It plays into contemporary conspiracy theories and is a must-read for anyone who has imagined Big Brother in the 21st Century. It juxtaposes idealism and pragmatism on the unlikely setting of a Missouri farm. Ruth Uppers in the elderly heroine who defiantly gives Wen Wilson a home in a new wild West atmosphere. Satisfying.