Author Archives: Marion

Deception, by Selena Montgomery

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Marion

Selena Montgomery is a successful romance novelist with eight romance novels to her credit. Romance is not my go-to genre, but since Selena Montgomery is the pseudonym of Stacey Abrams, I had to buy one. I wanted to buy several, … Continue reading →

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The Books we Got for Christmas, 2020

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Marion

Books are our usual gifts to each other, and this year was no different. From nonfiction to fantasy, here’s how our gifts ran: Spouse Got: American Sphinx, less a biography (or hagiography) of Thomas Jefferson, and more analysis, according to … Continue reading →

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Book Three. First Draft. Done

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Marion

It’s not only waaaay too long, it’s waaaay too long and rambly! Characters behave inconsistently and while I’ve got all the elements in there and most of the beats are right, the climax seems rushed. And I don’t care. None … Continue reading →

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The Parklets Update

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Marion

Days after the parklets were deployed, the San Francisco Bay Area counties went back to the original Stay at Home orders. Sonoma County gave it a few more days before following suit. Still, people are out and about, mostly masked … Continue reading →

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Parklets! We Got ’em

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Marion

Eager to help the food service businesses in downtown Sebastopol, and possibly save the holiday retail season, the town council deployed its “parklets” last week. I confused “parklets” with “pocket parks,” which I think are cool. Parklets are much smaller–often, … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal!

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Marion

Falstaff Books sent me a picture of the cover to Copper Road, and I am thrilled with it! The type face and the open book at the bottom carries through from Aluminum Leaves, (you’ll see the similarities to that cover) … Continue reading →

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Flanders Sky: Could Not Finish

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Marion

Fifty pages from the end of Flanders Sky, by Nicolas Freeling, I closed it and put it down. I will never know who murdered Iris. I will never know if her sexual-harasser, rape-fantasist husband will face just desserts, if not … Continue reading →

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The Way We Live Now #10: Kids These Days

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Marion

During the pandemic, we’ve all paid a lot of attention to the big-to-huge social events that have been disrupted; sporting events, weddings, live performances, festivals, graduations, and now probably Thanksgiving. In May, the media devoted attention to the graduating class … Continue reading →

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Arrow: the Mayoral Campaigns

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Marion

I started binge-watching Arrow a few weeks back, thinking it would be escapist relief from election season. Surely benighted, beleaguered Starling City (later Star City) would make my world look better in comparison? Sadly, it did not. In spite of … Continue reading →

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The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Marion

I was late getting around to reading The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry. This historical novel came out in paper in 2017, and I just read it a few months ago, during the Stay at Home segment of the pandemic. … Continue reading →

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