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Marie Butler was a columnist for The Healdsburg Tribune 2004-2022, and has written stories, articles, and press releases for various publications.
She's the author of the 32-page children’s book, Herbie – A Toy’s Adventures in Healdsburg.
A mystery novel set in the wine country is in the beta stage.
Publications include ...
A partial list of articles
Halloween Poem - Posted in the Petaluma Argus Courier, October 31, 2023.
“When the Angels Came to Town” – a history of the Hells Angels and Healdsburg in the 1960s. The Healdsburg Tribune, June 6, 2018.
"Destination Del Rio" and a "History of the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce" (revised). 2017 Russian River Recorder, a quarterly magazine.
"Sonoma Millworks - VinoPlank" – a feature article. Sonoma Discoveries Magazine, September-October, 2016.
“Thriving Art Scene and Community Centers" – a feature article, Sonoma Discoveries Magazine, January-February, 2016.
Contributor to The Healdsburg Tribune's spring "Progress" publications, and the "Women in Business" publication.
"Healdsburg's Boys, Tombstone Mystery Solved" – a feature article about a missing 1879 tombstone. The Healdsburg Tribune, May 30, 2013. Re-printed in the Healdsburg Museum’s Fall, 2013 edition of the Russian River Recorder.
“The Queen of Rodentia” - a short story. The Upbeat Times.
“History of Clubs and Organizations” – a feature article in The Healdsburg Tribune’s award-winning 150th Commemorative Magazine.
“Wine and Spirits – Hauntings in the Sonoma County Wine Country” – a feature article in The Healdsburg Tribune’s Harvest edition.
An email newsletter 2013-2022 for a Bed and Breakfast client.
and more ...
Works in progress
Current projects include a mystery set in the wine country (at beta stage), research for an article on the architectural significance of a local church, the completion of a women’s fiction novel, a second children's story, and the second compilation of seasonal haiku and tanka into a chapbook.
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