"Grandma's Shoebox" by Marie Mitchell

a gift wrapped in love

A Kentucky writer recalls a gift of faith in her abilities at a challenging time in her life, a gift which set her on her career path, a gift she has given to others in turn.

Marie Mitchell is a former journalist who retired after 24 years as News Director of WEKU-FM, Eastern Kentucky University’s public radio station in Richmond. She now teaches public speaking at EKU. Marie has co-authored four Kentucky-based books for young readers with her husband, Mason Smith, and two with Rebecca Mitchell Turney. Collaborating with four other EKU professors, Marie has co-written nine adult novels under the pen name Quinn MacHollister. All books are available on Amazon.