Margaret Duarte

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Dire Plight of the Western Monarch Butterfly

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In 2003, when I started writing book three of my “Enter the Between” fiction series, I knew the Monarch Butterfly would play a major role in the story: as part of the natural setting of Pacific Grove (home to my story and to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary) and as the symbolic representation of transformation and rebirth.

I’m saddened to read that attendees at the first-ever Western Monarch Summit currently being held in Carmel Valley (the setting of book one of my four-book series) are discussing the dire plight of the Western Monarch–a 99% drop since the 1990s.

Will the Western Monarch survive extinction or live on only between the covers of fiction?

As always, thanks for stopping by,

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About Margaret Duarte

Former middle school teacher, Margaret Duarte, lives on a California dairy farm with a herd of “happy cows,” a constant reminder that the greenest pastures lie closest to home. Margaret earned her creative writing certificate through UC Davis Extension and has since published four novels in her “Enter the Between” visionary fiction series: Between Will and Surrender, Between Darkness and Dawn, Between Yesterday and Tomorrow, and Between Now and Forever. Her poem and story credits include SPC Tule Review; The California Writers Club Literary Review; finalist in the 2017 SLO Nightwriters Golden Quill Writing Contest; First Place winner for fiction in 2016, Second Place winner for fiction in 2018, Honorable Mention for fiction in 2019, and Gold winner for fiction in 2020 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS Book Awards Competition; 2019 California Author Project winner for adult fiction.

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  2. Margaret Duarte says

    I hope so, Rea. But the plight of the Monarch will take a huge effort. Hopefully all visionary fiction writers will help raise consciousness about taking better care of our environment before it’s too late.