Mary Alice
Gypsy No More (The Sequel to Mary Alice, Gypsy Nurse)
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The foursome spent a couple of hours beachcombing before returning to the car. Their pockets were stuffed with sea glass, shells and starfish, and their arms were loaded down with driftwood. They had a hard time fitting all their loot into the car. They were almost a third of the way home – laughing and singing silly songs when the left front tire blew out. Teresa almost lost control of the car – barely missing an oncoming truck. After a terrifying and bumpy ride, the car came to rest fifty feet from the opposite side of the road and about twenty feet downhill, on the edge of a copse of large fir trees. They all sat completely still for a few moments, holding their collective breaths. Margaret's eyes were still tightly closed, but she found her voice first. "Are we there, yet?" Then the other three finally breathed and started laughing hysterically. They laughed until their sides hurt and tears ran down their faces. They were starting to dry their tears when the driver of the truck that they had nearly hit rushed to their aid. "Are you ladies okay?" he asked. They took one glance at his worried look and burst out laughing again. The man's expression immediately changed to one of confusion. Alice finally managed, with difficulty, to reply, "I'm all right, just a little shaken up. Teresa, Margaret, Gladys, are you three all right?" "I think so," Margaret choked out. "I think I broke my ankle!" Theresa squeaked. "My cheeks hurt and I'm wet at both ends!" Gladys replied. Whereupon they all burst out laughing again. The truck driver shook his head as he went to check the damage to the car. "I'll never understand dames."
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About the Book
Mary Alice Walden was a renaissance woman. Born in the mid-1800s, she was the offspring of an illiterate Gypsy girl and the “black sheep” of a prosperous family. Alice, as she would come to be known, was educated by a wealthy relative and raised as a devout Christian. When she married, she and her husband moved from Illinois to Oregon, where he worked as a logger and she as a nurse/midwife in the logging camps along the Washington border. Alice was a strong, intelligent, talented, and resourceful woman who raised a large family while working and rescuing sick, injured, and/or lost souls.
About the Author
Cora was born and raised in Norwalk, California. When she was thirteen, her family moved to Renton, Washington. She attended Issaquah High School, where she met her husband, Danny. They were married in 1972, and they traveled with the USAF for twenty years, raising one daughter. Cora was a homemaker, only working a few part-time and volunteer jobs until she was diagnosed with MS and could no longer walk without assistance. She now works at home as a writer and travels (with Danny’s assistance) within the Pacific Northwest as a Christian speaker and vocal soloist.