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Come Inside Before It’s Finished

On trust, belonging, and the beauty of being invited in.

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The Pivot You Don’t See Coming

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When the Pull Won’t Go Away

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Prologue - The First Whisper

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Life’s Threads: The Call You Hope Never Comes

Dec 9, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Escape into stories of 5 strong women in later life ►►►

Whispers of Echo Canyon - Book 1

My debut novel is finally here (and on sale)

For every woman who has spent a lifetime showing up for others and now wonders what comes next, Whispers of Echo Canyon - 2/17/26

Feb 8 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Meet the Women of the Canyon

Find yourself in one of these women.

Feb 2 • Marylee Pangman, Author

The Lost Whisper - Chapter 2

Her knees wobbled and she sat hard on the cabin floor. Dust rose around her and she didn’t care. The letter trembled in her hands or her hands trembled…

Oct 8, 2024 • Marylee Pangman, Author

The Road Home - Chapter 1

Raven considered arguing, then saw the truth in his eyes. She had carried miles in her bones and dust in her lungs.

Oct 1, 2024 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Prologue - The First Whisper

Sometimes, the biggest decisions are made in a whisper. Five women, who’ve already lived a good life, their stories begin now—are you listening? 🌄

Sep 24, 2024 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Daily Dose of Fiction

Not Now. Not Yet.

Five women at the edge of what comes next, and the courage it takes to wait without disappearing.

Jan 17 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Stop Talking Yourself Out of What You Want

A Dose of Fiction - Five women face the pull they’ve been postponing for years.

Jan 9 • Marylee Pangman, Author

You’re Not Broken — The Path Just Changed

This Week’s Dose of Fiction

Dec 20, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Do I want this to become my life now?

Dose of Fiction - A week when one decision changed everything

Dec 14, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

The Call No One Wants

The kind of news that pulls the ground out from under a person.

Dec 6, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Thanksgiving at Echo Canyon

The older we get, the more grateful we become for the people who sit beside us at the end of the day.

Nov 26, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

A CRAVING TO BELONG

Today’s Dose of Fiction, A 5-chapter series of micro-fiction stories. On trust, belonging, and the beauty of being invited in.

Nov 9, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

THIS WEEK'S MICRO-FICTION SERIES - “The Garden Club Rebellion”

When small acts of kindness turn into something larger than any one person.

Oct 26, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Life's Threads

The Pivot You Don’t See Coming

Tempted to say yes

Feb 20 • Marylee Pangman, Author

When the Pull Won’t Go Away

It starts with noticing what keeps coming back

Jan 20 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Life’s Threads: The Call You Hope Never Comes

Why community matters more now than it ever did in our younger years.

Dec 9, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Come Inside Before It’s Finished

On trust, belonging, and the beauty of being invited in.

Nov 11, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Doin’ It My Way

Two Tracks. One Truth. (And Why I’m Not Retiring Any Time Soon)

This isn’t reinvention. It’s expansion for us all, especially women 55+, with clarity.

Dec 1, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Dare to Begin Again ♥️

Your Collection of Fiction Dailies ✨

Aug 22, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

How Writing Fiction Made Me Feel More Alive at 70

A journey back to joy, one story at a time.

Aug 19, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

Doin’ It My Way!

A minimalist, unedited publication.

May 19, 2025 • Marylee Pangman, Author

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