Recent Books by Ellen Herbert

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THE LAST GOVERMENT GIRL


Winner of the Maryland Writer's Association 2014 Novel Award
Published by Apprentice House
On Sale at Amazon

FALLING WOMEN & OTHER STORIES


Published by Shelfstealers
On Sale at Amazon | more

Remember the Refrigerator Trucks

On election day 2022, I was driving past Timber Lane Elementary, which doubles as a polling place. In front of the school along with the candidates’ political signs was a sign objecting to government mandates imposed during the pandemic. DOWN…Continue Reading →

Lessons from My Left Foot

Bunions and hammer toes: if you do not know what they are, count your blessings. Most people with these painful conditions blame their shoes. Women blame wearing high heels or other ill-fitting shoes, but these conditions are often hereditary. My…Continue Reading →

To Ukraine with Love

In the summer of ’09, my husband John and I took a train from Krakow, Poland to Lviv, Ukraine. When we arrived at the border between Poland and Ukraine, we had to get off the train in the Polish city…Continue Reading →

Paris is Occupied Again!

Paris is always the answer, so said Audrey Hepburn. How true this has been in my own life. In the summer of ’16, when I was fogged over with grief after my husband’s death, I came to Paris. Here I…Continue Reading →