Rosemary A. Schmidt

Rosemary Schmidt is a writer, sometimes poet, philosopher, publisher, blogger, and retired rugby player. Rose grew up in Aurora, Illinois, attended the University of Dayton, and University of Illinois, and resides with her spouse, Susan, in the Boston area.

Rose first started writing a weekly column while in her senior year at the University of Dayton when the editorial staff of the Flyer News took a chance on her. Rose’s first book (Go Forward, Support! Rugby and the Meaning of Life) was a philosophical contemplation of how the lessons of rugby apply equally well to life, and was published in 2003. Rose picked up the pen again in 2014 when she started her blog (Rosebuds Blog), covering the range of human experience, from art and music to science and psychology.

Rose’s second book, The Happy Clam, takes readers on a tour of the realms of happiness – physical, intellectual, emotional, relational, and spiritual. The Happy Clam reflects over 14 years of work, and was released in 2020 into a world in the grip of a pandemic, when perhaps these messages of hope and happiness are needed more so than ever before.

Twitter: Rosebud@GainlineRS