Mary Ann Hoyt grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. After raising four children in New Jersey, she moved with her husband, Paul, to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Retirement from...view moreMary Ann Hoyt grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. After raising four children in New Jersey, she moved with her husband, Paul, to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Retirement from hospital nursing brought two more moves—first to Delaware, 20 minutes from the ocean and closer to their 10 grandchildren. Ten years later, they settled in Rhode Island, near the beaches which held nostalgic memories of their annual family vacations. And it's here where Mary Ann wrote her third collection of humorous essays.
She had articles published in nursing magazines during her tenure as an RN in acute care hospitals. She now devotes her time to writing humor. She's had essays published in the magazine, Delaware Beach Life, and the American Journal of Nursing's blog, "Off the Charts." She belongs to the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild and the Association of Rhode Island Authors. Hashtags and Zoom Bewilder This Boomer was awarded first place by the Delaware Press Association's 2021 contest in the category of "adult nonfiction book-humor." It was also awarded honorable mention in the same category by the National Federation of Press Women in their 2021 National Communications contest.
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