MY LIFE AND WELCOME TO IT
The 12-Foot Teepee by Marilyn Armstrong is a memoir that takes readers along on Maggie’s lifelong journey to find peace. It is a story of hope that will inspire all who have ever been downtrodden amidst life’s challenges. Maggie faces her own challenges in a unique way and finds the peace she has sought in ways that will inspire you. This book has something in it for everyone. ~ Bette A. Stevens
Once upon a time, I built a teepee. I painted the door and filled it with things I loved. I made the poles, sanded each by hand, peeling the bark from each 16-foot sapling we had cut in our own woods.
Then I wrote a book about building it, and about life, transformation, and other things, some funny, some sad, some just whatever.
The manuscript for The 12-Foot Teepee took me about 7 months to write, almost as much time to edit, then a few more months to design the cover and the book. Getting it published, well … that’s a whole other story.
This was my teepee.
It stood, through all seasons for five years. This summer, the poles could no longer support the canvas, and the canvas itself was mildewed. Its time was over and it came down.
There won’t be another. I’m past sitting on any floor, even a teepee…
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Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author 
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