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July 4, 2025

Joshua Hren on Joseph Conrad’s Crooked Cross: Transcending the Tragic Sense of Life

Joshua Hren on Joseph Conrad’s Crooked Cross: Transcending the Tragic Sense of Life

Mary R. Finnegan

After several years working as a registered nurse in various settings including the operating room and the neonatal ICU, Mary works as a freelance editor and writer. Mary earned a BA in English, a BS in Nursing, and is currently pursuing her MFA in creative Writing at the University of St. Thomas, Houston. Mary’s poetry, essays, and stories can be found in Ekstasis, Lydwine Journal, American Journal of Nursing, Catholic Digest, Amethyst Review, and elsewhere. She is Deputy Editor at Wiseblood Books.

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