Mary Collins

"Don't Have a Seat," The Washington Post Health Section

After a harrowing bicycle accident and back surgery, I must navigate American culture with as few sitdown hours as possible. In this essay, I explore the culture of sitting and the history of the chair as well as the basic health issues related to bad backs.

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Selected Works

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Adult Nonfiction Book
ORDER AMERICAN IDLE: A JOURNEY THROUGH OUR SEDENTARY CULTURE at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers on-line.
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AMERICAN IDLE: A JOURNEY THROUGH OUR SEDENTARY CULTURE
Other Books
The Essential Daughter: Changing Expectations for Girls at Home
A sample personal essay about the author's back injury, surgery and the culture of sitting.
"Don't Have a Seat," The Washington Post Health Section
An award-winning essay about back pain and the culture of sitting.
Young adult nonfiction
Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright (National Geographic Books)
A portrait of the Wright brothers and how they conquered flight.
Adult Nonfiction book
National Public Radio: The Cast of Characters (Seven Locks Press)
A behind-the-scenes portrait of the first 25 years of NPR.
Sample Columns and Short Articles
Magazine and Newspaper Work
"Around the Mall" and "In the Museum" columns for Smithsonian Magazine and Air&Space/Smithsonian Magazine
History and Biography
Other Young Adult Work
Mary Collins has written young adult history and biography for National Geographic Books and Grolier
Books-for-Hire, Educational Materials, Museum Work
Projects for Hire
Educational materials for teachers and students, copy for traveling exhibits, segments of books.

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