Author Archives: Marion

Under the Streets of Seattle

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Marion

There are two tours that lead people though the underground streets of Seattle. Bill Speidel has the most famous one that is in all the guidebooks, Seattle Underground. There is a new company  called Beneath the Streets and I took … Continue reading →

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I Am In Seattle!

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Marion

My room space is nothing like the palatial digs of the Embassy Suites in Portland. It is efficient; reminding me a little bit of my hotel room the first two nights in Reykjavik. I have everything I need without a … Continue reading →

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Where You Can Find My Work

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Marion

A short story of mine called “Adagio for Tiamat Station” will appear in Beyond the Stars; Unimagined Realms on 8/24/18. I’ll post the link as soon as I have one. I don’t have a ETA on my fantasy novella from … Continue reading →

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MCWC, 2018: Looking in the Rearview

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Marion

This year’s Mendocino Coast Writers Conference was good for me. Vanessa Hua, who taught the short story workshop, chose a different element of story to examine (setting, dialogue, stakes, character, etc) each day. We opened with a writing exercise and … Continue reading →

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Mendocino Pictures

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Marion

August 2-4, 2018 was the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference. I’ve attended it for the last five  consecutive years, so I’m a regular. People who know me well assume that when I’m in a place that has crows or ravens, I … Continue reading →

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Cloak and Dagger on Free Form

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Marion

The riches of the Marvel Comic universe lie spread out like the ruins of a subaquatic treasure city, and the latest network to go salvaging there is FreeForm, (formerly ABCFamily), with its late-teen fantasy drama Cloak and Dagger. The best … Continue reading →

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Do Not Give This Woman Your Money

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Marion

I stumbled on the Anna March story over at Twitter, where people were tweeting about her and writers who might have been victimized by her. It caught my attention because I have agents on my mind now and one Twitter … Continue reading →

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Cooks Easy, Looks Fancy, Eats Healthy; a Trifecta Recipe

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Marion

I cooked halibut in parchment paper the other night for dinner. This recipe is genuinely close to a thirty-minute meal; it lets you use fresh vegetables you can find at the farmers market (and it’s healthy); it cooks easily but … Continue reading →

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Weasel Pictures

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Marion

I’m busy with revisions for writing projects, so here are some photos of California long-tailed weasels. Hope you enjoy them. These are my original photos. If you copy them, give me a photo credit.

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Educated by Tara Westover

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Marion

I thought Tara Westover’s memoir Educated would be the uplifting story of a plucky backwoods home-schooled girl who got a PhD in history from Cambridge. That story is in there, but Educated is more about a woman who clawed her … Continue reading →

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