FICTION & CREATIVE NONFICTION/MEMOIR
“The Tarantata,” She Is Everywhere! Volume 3: An anthology of writings in womanist/feminist spirituality, iUniverse March 2012, Mary Saracino and Mary Beth Moser, co-editors
“Vicky’s Secret,” The Pearlsong Letter: Mary Saracino short story wins Second Glass Woman Prize (pearlsongpress.com)
“Non Parlo Italiano,” i-Italy.org, March 2008
“Red Poppies Among the Ruins,” TRIVIA: Voices of Feminism, Issue 6, September 2007, http://www.triviavoices.net.
“The Piggly Wiggly and the Black Madonna,” She is Everywhere, iUniverse (May 2005), Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum, editor.
“Ravioli and Rage,” Don’t Tell Mama! The Penguin Book of Italian American Writing, Penguin Books, September 2002, Regina Barreca, editor.
“Smoke and Fire,” The Milk of Almonds: Italian American Women Write about Food and Culture, The Feminist Press, September 2002, Edvige Giunta and Louise DeSalvo, editors.
Italian translation, excerpt from No Matter What, “Tuttestorie”, an Italian literary journal, March 2001.
“Valentino, Puglia, & Seneca Falls,” Italian Americana: A cultural and historical review, Summer 2000, Carol Bonomo Albright, editor.
“Dusty, the Wonder Dog,” Chicken Soup for the Pre-Teen Soul, October 2000.
“My Italian Aunts”, Voices in Italian Americana, a literary and cultural review, Vol. 10, Number 2, 1999, Anthony J. Tamburri, Paolo A. Giordano, and Fred L. Gardaphé, editors.
“Sunday Rounds”, Hey Paesan! Writings by Lesbians and Gay Men of Italian Descent, Three Guineas Press, Oakland, California, November 1999, Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Giovanna Capone, and Denise Leto, editors.
“On Being Italian-American: An Introspection”, Sinister Wisdom, Issue 41, summer 1990, Janet Capone and Denise Leto, guest editors.
POETRY
Mary has written hundreds of poems, which have been published online and in print in a variety of journals and anthologies. This is a list of some of her poems.
“I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams”, January 19, 2024, (Poem) I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams by Mary Saracino – Return to Mago E*Magazine (magoism.net).
“The Moon Talks to the People on the Earth”, January 3, 2024, (Poem) The Moon Talks to the People on the Earth by Mary Saracino – Return to Mago E*Magazine (magoism.net)
“Down to the Bone” and “The Howl of Ages”, both published in Women’s Sovereignty and Body Autonomy Beyond Roe v. Wade, published by Girl God Books, edited by Arlene Bailey, Pat Daly, Sharon Smith, and Trista Hedren (c) 2023. Available at: https://www.amazon.com/Womens-Sovereignty-Body-Autonomy-Beyond/dp/8293725400/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BZDPNTB9JRN1&keywords=women%27s+sovereignty+and+body+autonomy&qid=1696261101&sprefix=Women%27s+sovereignt%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1
“What If” posted on magoism.net, September 2023.
“Mother-roots”, S/HE: An International Journal of Goddess Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2, Mago Books, 2023.
“Meet Me in the Forest,” S/HE: An International Journal of Goddess Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2, Mago Books, 2023.
“Mother Moon,” Celebrating Intercosmic Kinship of the Goddess, Mago Books, 2023.
“Silent Night,” in Songs of Solstice: Goddess Carols, A Girl God Carol Book, edited by Trista Hendren, Sharon Smith, and Pat Daly, December 2022.
“No Country for Old Women”, in The Crone Initiation: Women Speak on the Menopause Journey, A Girl God Anthology, edited by Kay Louise Aldred, Pat Daly, and Trista Hendren, 2022.
“All My Relations”, Magoism.net, January 14, 2015(Poem) All My Relations by Mary Saracino – Return to Mago E*Magazine (magoism.net).
“Handprints on a Cave Wall,” 2014, (Poem) Handprints on a Cave Wall by Mary Saracino – Return to Mago E*Magazine (magoism.net)
“Sicily,” She Is Everywhere! Volume 3: An anthology of writings in womanist/feminist spirituality, iUniverse March 2012, Mary Saracino and Mary Beth Moser, co-editors
“Holy Mary,” She Is Everywhere! Volume 3: An anthology of writings in womanist/feminist spirituality, iUniverse March 2012, Mary Saracino and Mary Beth Moser, co-editors
“Sing with the Trees, www.newversenews.com, April 22, 2011
“Of Pelicans and Perdition,” www.newversenews.com, June 8, 2010
“Oh Mother, Our Mother,” www.newversenews.com, April 22, 2010 “Outrageous Oracle,” reprinted, The Beltane Papers: A Journal of Women’s Mysteries, Spring 2010
“Children of God, Children of Gaza,” www.newversenews.com, January 14, 2009
“The Empress of African Song,” www.newversenews.com, November 16, 2008
Prop 8/Prop Hate”, www.newversenews.com, November 12, 2008
“Del Martin (1921-2008),” www.newversenews.com, August 29, 2008
“Of Poetry & Commerce,” www.newversenews.com, August 1, 2008
A Mother’s Day Proclamation,” www.newversenews.com, May 11, 2008
“Saving Mother Earth,” www.newversenews.com, April 29, 2008
“If You Want a Revolution,” www.newversenews.com, March 30, 2008
“No Country For Old Women,” www.newversenews.com, March 5, 2008
“A Change of Heart,” www.newversenews.com, February 09, 2008
“Bombs Into Bread,” www.newversenews.com, December 17, 2007
“May We Be Free From Torture,” www.newversenews.com, September 28, 2007
“Honor Killing,” www.newversenews.com, June 18, 2007
“The Eliminated Girl, www.newversesnews.com, December 27, 2007
“Dea Madre della Sardegna,” OCHRE: Journal of Women’s Spirituality, Spring 2007
“Olivastri Millenari,” OCHRE: Journal of Women’s Spirituality, Spring 2007
“The Mother of Us All,” OCHRE: Journal of Women’s Spirituality, Spring 2007
“The Great Silent Gathering of Grandmothers,” www.newversenews.com, May 13, 2007
The War on Women,” www.newversenews.com, May 4, 2007
“Peace Prayer,” www.newversenews.com, April 22, 2007
Resurrection,” www.newversenews.com, April 8, 2007
“Three Thousand & Counting,” www.newversenews.com, January 12, 2007
“The Hanging,” www.newversenews.com, January 3, 2007
“Darfur,” www.newversenews.com, December 14, 2006
“The Fragrance of Flowers,” www.newversenews.com, September 15, 2006
“Mothers Will Make Peace,” www.newversenews.com, April 30, 2006
“Enforcing the Peace”, The Pedestal Magazine, Thepedestalmagazine.com, October 2004
“Shock & Awe”, The Pedestal Magazine, Thepedestalmagazine.com, October 2004
“My Three Sisters,” http://www.mothertongued.com, October 2004
“My Three Grandmothers,” http://www.mothertongued.com, September, 2004
“The Blessings of Ravioli”, Writers Who Cook, an anthology of recipes, prose & poetry, Herringbone Press, 1995.
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