Mary Oak

Mary Oak is author of "Heart's Oratorio: One Woman's Journey through Love, Death and Modern Medicine" (Goldenstone Press, 2013) a love story, heroine's journey and a medical drama that explores the fragility and resilience of the human heart. Mary's work, rooted in a love for the living earth and a spirituality that draws from many sources, has appeared in various journals in the U.S. and the U.K, most recently in "The Examined Life Journal". Mary holds a degree in Mythopoetics and Sacred Ecology, and an MFA in Creative Writing, both from Antioch University. She lives in Seattle, where she teaches creative writing and works as a writing guide with a focus on narrative medicine.

"Heart's Oratorio:One Woman's Journey through Love, Death, and Modern Medicine" received both a silver Nautilus award and a silver Independent Publishers Award (an "IPPY")