Category: Blog
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Third Review of Straw Shoes
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Excerpts from a beautiful review by Rose Auburn 5 Stars! Freese originally wrote Straw Shoes in his early 30s. Some fifty years later, he revisited it, a much older man with five decades of lived experience effectively co-authoring with his younger self. Freese seamlessly blends youthful energy with elderly wisdom.…
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First Review of Straw Shoes
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A special thank you to Grady Harp for this thoughtful review of my latest and final work, Straw Shoes. ‘The humble earth may outlast defiant rock’ – An eloquent journey in time “Mathias B. Freese earned his degrees from Queens College of the City University of New York and Stony…
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My Final Book – Straw Shoes Just Published
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I’m happy to announce the publication of my final book, Straw Shoes, released June 9th, 2026. Betty Lee Sung inspired me to write my book. I met with her between 1969 and 1972. I was working on a Title 111 federal project, a racial-ethnic one, writing curricula for schools. I…
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In the Throes Featured on BookDNA.com
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My book, In the Throes, was recently featured on Shepherd.com, now BookDNA, a book recommendation website. I shared 5 books that inspired me when writing In the Throes, in the hopes that readers will find my book, and others with similar themes that they’ll enjoy. Titled “The best books to…