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Lisa Macaione

Lisa Macaione
  • About
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  • St. Charles Writers Group
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  • About
  • Blog
  • Publications
  • St. Charles Writers Group
  • Plein Air 2025
  • Horse Girls

    July 24, 2025 /

    National I Love Horses Day recalls books, movies, and the gentle steeds which have been a part of my life's trail.

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  • St. Charles Writers Group 30th Anniversary

    July 7, 2025 /

    Celebrating 30 years of SCWG and my 200th meeting as facilitator.

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  • Grocery Stories of My Life

    May 29, 2025 /

    Grocery stores do more than provide ingredients; they are part of the feast of our lives.

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  • On the Arrival of a Parkway Plane Tree

    April 29, 2025 /

    My artist brain gets a new streetside muse.

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  • On the Parting of a Pair of Parkway Pear Trees

    March 28, 2025 /

    Cities are filled with trees, and to know them is to love them, especially when you are a romantic at heart.

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  • At Night

    March 21, 2025 /

    For World Poetry Day, I share a poem and a piece of art inspired by wanderlust.

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  • Protest Ballad

    February 26, 2025 /

    Carpe Diem!

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  • “What’s in a Sicilian Surname?” from Page to Stage 2025

    February 12, 2025 /

    A short play for a local arts collaboration about family roots.

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  • American Red Fox

    January 8, 2025 /

    Inspired by the first day back to school after winter break: A New Year's poem.

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  • Magical Collision: A Pandemic Christmas Tale

    December 24, 2024 /

    2020 was anything but magical, but during Christmas that year, a special night of wonder descended upon our home.

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Recent Blog Posts

  • The Year of the Fire Horse, or: How I Missed Last Month’s Blog Post
  • Discord Tanka
  • the old blacksmith shop
  • How? A Poem for Magic
  • Washington D.C., Thanksgiving, and Reckoning with America’s Past and Present

Instagram Posts @lisamacaionewrites

Talking about two of my favorite subjects, poetry and art, for #nationalpoetrymonth with so many brilliant friends @stcharlesartscouncil this morning? A DREAM 🤩 The 4th Annual Poetry Reading @st.charlespubliclibrary. I so love hearing everyone’s creations! Always a joy to be a part of during #nationalpoetrymonth. New Thai/Lao/Vietnamese place in St. Charles @soksaykitchen! Spring break scenes 🩵 The St. Charles Writers Group was pleased to welcome Susan Friedland @saddleseekshorse at this morning’s meeting! In a funny turn of events, I happened to meet Susan almost a year ago at the 100th Annual Pony Penning event on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, and we discovered we were both from the Chicago suburbs. Today the group got to learn about her journey as a horsewoman/blogger who became a historian/author researching children’s book award-winning writer Marguerite Henry (who was also from this area)! I personally was enthralled to have some of my favorite subjects come together in one presentation. The SCWG loves a local writer and will follow along as Susan continues to preserve and produce beloved stories! New: “The Year of the Fire Horse, or: How I Missed Last Month’s Blog Post.” Link in bio. When’s the last time you used a paper map? 🗺️ This year marks the 100th anniversary of Historic Route 66 and we’ve got plans on the horizon! Today is both #WorldPoetryDay and still #WomensHistoryMonth, which leads me to recall my favorite lines of my all-time favorite poem, “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop: Wednesday wanderings

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