author, blogger, vlogger, retired journalist
Anne Spry
Anne Spry got her first writing accolades in a fifth grade What I Did Last Summer assignment, then laughed at herself a lot in her own Missouri small-town newspaper for 27 years. She sold the newspaper in 2013, supposedly retiring, but fooled everyone (even herself) by launching a new writing and book publishing career.
Spry is a memoirist who has compiled a selection of her newspaper columns in a book called “Letters from Home,” and has also helped several writers publish their own personal histories. She has a Bachelor of Journalism degree from MU and a master’s in communication arts from Memphis State University.
By Anne Garrett Spry
Finally Noticing
Poems and Photos Prompted by a Pandemic
When the world shut down in March of 2020, Author Anne Spry shut down emotionally…until she took the time to really notice and appreciate her surroundings. She began taking photos of sunsets, sunrises, clouds and flowers. Poetry flowed out of her soul when she saw what the camera had captured. Now she is sharing her inspirations hoping this pictorial and poetic perspective will lead to more universal gratitude.
Other Books
A true crime memoir
Summer Shipp disappeared in 2004 from the neighborhood in Independence, MO where she was conducting marketing research. This is the story of a relentless search by family and friends for a trusting, free-spirited woman…a search that generated nationwide publicity, thanks to daughter Brandy, who is co-author of this tale.
Letters from Home
This book mixes humor and pathos, slapstick comedy and life’s Kodak moments in a unique memoir. This collection of the personal columns of a Midwestern small town newspaper publisher takes the reader on a journey full of episodes we can all identify with.
The things that make you laugh out loud
The mistakes and missteps, the rewards and death threats that come with the territory of running a small town newspaper.
How to cope with the death of a spouse
Practical tips on everything from decisions about funeral services to creating a lasting memorial to your loved one; from learning to take care of yourself during the grieving process to discovering new purpose and renewed zest for life . . . eventually.
Letters from Home is “a slice of rural Americana”
-Doug Crews, Missouri Press Association Executive Director (retired)
Finally Noticing is a stunningly uplifting book..a book of beauty, hope and gratitude.
– Ruth Maus, author and poet
Despite a mind-boggling amount of available material, this book (Searching for Summer) brings Summer and her vitality to life while informing the reader of her death.
Well done!
